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By Keith Idec - Pernell Whitaker wasn’t always pleased with the boxers he has trained since the Hall-of-Fame fighter retired nearly 10 years ago.
When you’re one of the best who has ever done something, sometimes those that aren’t as talented nor as quick to learn what you’ve long known make you lose your patience. That’s why star athletes often fail to make the best managers in baseball, coaches in basketball, football and hockey and, in almost all cases, the best trainers in boxing.
Five weeks into it, however, Whitaker’s working relationship with Zab Judah has left both men pretty pleased.
It has helped, of course, that Judah idolized Whitaker when Judah was an amateur champion and Whitaker was still considered one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world. Their friendship grew stronger once Judah signed in 1996 with Main Events, the Totowa, N.J., promotional company that represented Whitaker throughout his illustrious career from 1984-2001.
But business is business, and Whitaker wants to seem immediate dividends on their professional partnership. [Click Here To Read More]
When you’re one of the best who has ever done something, sometimes those that aren’t as talented nor as quick to learn what you’ve long known make you lose your patience. That’s why star athletes often fail to make the best managers in baseball, coaches in basketball, football and hockey and, in almost all cases, the best trainers in boxing.
Five weeks into it, however, Whitaker’s working relationship with Zab Judah has left both men pretty pleased.
It has helped, of course, that Judah idolized Whitaker when Judah was an amateur champion and Whitaker was still considered one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world. Their friendship grew stronger once Judah signed in 1996 with Main Events, the Totowa, N.J., promotional company that represented Whitaker throughout his illustrious career from 1984-2001.
But business is business, and Whitaker wants to seem immediate dividends on their professional partnership. [Click Here To Read More]
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