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Trainers typically save fighters from themselves, not vice versa.
In the case of Johnathon Banks, however, the heavyweight champion he trains probably prevented him from making a costly mistake four months ago.
Banks suffered a fracture to a bone in his right thumb while sparring Feb. 4 for his heavyweight rematch against Seth Mitchell. A hand specialist in his native Detroit told Banks the next day his injury would require six weeks worth of rest to truly heal, but Banks still wanted to go forward with the Mitchell rematch, then scheduled for Feb. 16 in Atlantic City.
It took a call from Wladimir Klitschko to convince Banks that postponing the rematch was the right thing to do. [Click Here To Read More]
In the case of Johnathon Banks, however, the heavyweight champion he trains probably prevented him from making a costly mistake four months ago.
Banks suffered a fracture to a bone in his right thumb while sparring Feb. 4 for his heavyweight rematch against Seth Mitchell. A hand specialist in his native Detroit told Banks the next day his injury would require six weeks worth of rest to truly heal, but Banks still wanted to go forward with the Mitchell rematch, then scheduled for Feb. 16 in Atlantic City.
It took a call from Wladimir Klitschko to convince Banks that postponing the rematch was the right thing to do. [Click Here To Read More]
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