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ClawofTiger,
Maximo Pierret wasn't an Eddie Futch pupil at all,all Maximo Pierret was is the guy who got Eubank started in boxing. Pierret worked at the Jerome gym as an assistant thats all. Eubank wanted to learn how to defend himself because like you say he was very outspoken and stood up for himself but couldn't afford the joining cost of the Jerome gym so he worked as a cleaner there until Pierret persuaded them to let him join in. Pierret had also been giving Eubank boxing sessions in private because he felt sorry for him before they let Eubank join in at Jerome.
When Eubank turned pro he let Pierret work in his corner along with Eddie Futch pupil Patrick Ford as a mark of loyalty to Pierret I guess,he hadn't seen him for over two years but invited him to work in his corner for his first five pro fights because he was grateful that Pierret got him started. But Patrick Ford was Eubank's only trainer when he won the Spanish Golden Glove Championship and started his pro career in America.
Eubank didn't see Pierret for over six years after returning to the UK,that was before inviting Pierret to work in his corner again for the Benn rematch then keeping Pierret in his corner for the rest of his career out of gratitude because it was Pierret who had got him started.
Eubank's trainer in the UK in 1988 and 1989 was Freddy King,then Brendan Ingle was going to become Eubank's trainer but Eubank refused to learn switch-hitting and didn't like doing body sparring so Ingle hooked up Eubank with a friend of his called Ronnie Davies in 1990. Ronnie Davies was Eubank's main trainer from 1990 to 1995 so he was Eubank's main trainer throughout the main part of his boxing life. Eubank sacked Davies after the first loss to Collins for no apparent reason. Dennis Andries and Pierret worked in Eubank's corner for the rest of his fights of his career after Davies was sacked,although Eubank had no trainer at all then and just trained himself.
Maximo Pierret wasn't an Eddie Futch pupil at all,all Maximo Pierret was is the guy who got Eubank started in boxing. Pierret worked at the Jerome gym as an assistant thats all. Eubank wanted to learn how to defend himself because like you say he was very outspoken and stood up for himself but couldn't afford the joining cost of the Jerome gym so he worked as a cleaner there until Pierret persuaded them to let him join in. Pierret had also been giving Eubank boxing sessions in private because he felt sorry for him before they let Eubank join in at Jerome.
When Eubank turned pro he let Pierret work in his corner along with Eddie Futch pupil Patrick Ford as a mark of loyalty to Pierret I guess,he hadn't seen him for over two years but invited him to work in his corner for his first five pro fights because he was grateful that Pierret got him started. But Patrick Ford was Eubank's only trainer when he won the Spanish Golden Glove Championship and started his pro career in America.
Eubank didn't see Pierret for over six years after returning to the UK,that was before inviting Pierret to work in his corner again for the Benn rematch then keeping Pierret in his corner for the rest of his career out of gratitude because it was Pierret who had got him started.
Eubank's trainer in the UK in 1988 and 1989 was Freddy King,then Brendan Ingle was going to become Eubank's trainer but Eubank refused to learn switch-hitting and didn't like doing body sparring so Ingle hooked up Eubank with a friend of his called Ronnie Davies in 1990. Ronnie Davies was Eubank's main trainer from 1990 to 1995 so he was Eubank's main trainer throughout the main part of his boxing life. Eubank sacked Davies after the first loss to Collins for no apparent reason. Dennis Andries and Pierret worked in Eubank's corner for the rest of his fights of his career after Davies was sacked,although Eubank had no trainer at all then and just trained himself.
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