Dirt Mcgirt

[-MAKAVELLI-]

No disrespect to McGirt...but Gatti had to face Mayweather. Tarver had to face Hopkins. Brewster up against Klitchko. Magic Boy vs Hatton.

The odds were stacked against his fighters.

co-sign on this....not sticking up for buddy necessarily but these 'little' details have to be mentioned when noting his shortcomings

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

No disrespect to McGirt...but Gatti had to face Mayweather. Tarver had to face Hopkins. Brewster up against Klitchko. Magic Boy vs Hatton.

The odds were stacked against his fighters.

EXACTLY, my man...people need to understand that sometimes your boxers are at a level where they are matched DEEP... your win/loss ratio will suffer at that level....when he orchestrated Tarver's wins over RJ, Eric Harding, Johnson, etc., he was the toast of the town... in his defense, Buddy has been up against some tough, tough boxers in recent times...it's part the fighter, part the trainer...you have to know what to tell the guy, how to teach him and relate to him, when to say things, when to make certain strategy changes, etc...but the fighter has to be able to execute, too, for it to all come together...