Has there ever been a Boxer/Trainer???

**Build That Wall** · 08-02-2014, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by Ragnar Lothbrok

Kinda like a player coach similar to Bill Russell. Has that ever happened in boxing history? I know a lot of fighters end up being trainers but im talking about an ACTIVE fighter also being an ACTIVE trainer at the same time?

I Think Beibut Shumenov.

**gauze** · 08-02-2014, 05:59 PM

Johnathon Banks. not sure if he trains anyone besides klitschko though

**Build That Wall** · 08-02-2014, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by gauze

Johnathon Banks. not sure if he trains anyone besides klitschko though

He means at the same time I believe. Someone who doesn't have a trainer in his corner. Beibut didn't

**richardt** · 08-02-2014, 08:34 PM

A friend of mine Ice John Scully was a former 175 pound contender who fought Michael Nunn among others and also trained contenders and 2-3 world champs like Chad Dawson, Mike Oliver, Matt Godfrey, etc. I believe he may have been training boxers at the latter part of his own career. But then the real question would be did an active boxer train a fighter who was a top 10 fighter at the time the boxer/trainer was still active and rated in the top 10 or top 25 of a division.

**Luilun** · 08-02-2014, 10:39 PM

Originally posted by Ragnar Lothbrok

Kinda like a player coach similar to Bill Russell. Has that ever happened in boxing history? I know a lot of fighters end up being trainers but im talking about an ACTIVE fighter also being an ACTIVE trainer at the same time?

Yes there has been that Cuban defector Jorge Luis Gonzales trained himself he did good until he fought Lennox Lewis who knock him out

Has there ever been a Boxer/Trainer???