Why is Mike Tyson not a boxing trainer??

[sugar ray lenrd]

After I stopped fighting I started training Boxers. I have a very very high level of education from really good institutions of learning. Communication is one of my best weapons. With all of that said, being a trainer --- a good trainer, is a very difficult thing to do well. Finding ways to break through to fighters is on a case-by-case basis. Not the same words work for every guy and that takes great creativity.

Tyson isn't cut from that cloth.

you're spot on, I totally agree with you sometimes it's not only being a trainer you have to wear different hats be it a father figure, physicologist, etc...

[_original_]

I think Tyson has a hate-love relationship with boxing. Can't imagine him loading up a van with kids at 4am on a Saturday to drive 5 hours so some kids can compete in an amateur fight.

[dibzvincent143]

Tyson doesn’t strike me as someone who has the patience and communication skills to be a successful trainer. But of course I’d love for him to prove me wrong.
I think he’d be better off as an assistant coach.

Just like the jordans and kobes of the world would suck coaching

[McNulty]

I personally don't think Teddy Atlas is a ****ty trainer. You see I remember Teddy Atlas back in the days when i was an amateur boxer in the early 80's. He would bring lots of guys from upstate & have them compete in the smokers in the South Bronx, Bed-Sty, East New York, Harlem & they did very well. I fought many of his fighters. And one thing for sure whenever I was competing against his fighters you knew you had to bring your A game. And yes he comes from the Gus D' Amato lineage.& usually that means something.

I'm talking about pro's, not amateurs.

[OCPancho]

Zaragozar,
excellent trainer! but he's isn't the one...matter of fact I'll do a thread about this...

I don't know if Simon Brown counts.

[sugar ray lenrd]

I don't know if Simon Brown counts.

Not who I have in mind...

[Eff Pandas]

High level boxers don't seem to become high level trainers very often. I think there are different primary traits & talents & even personalities that make one a high level boxer & that make one a high level trainer & seldom is one holding both sets of those primary traits, talents & has the personality type that fits both of those very different careers.

[OCPancho]

Not who I have in mind...

Well, Robert Garcia has had a dozen world champs go through him, I bet.

[D4thincarnation]

I mean the man was a beast when he trained under "Cus" D'Amato not to take anything away from Atlas and Rooney but he sure is one of maybe only two men that can carry Cus training secrets and routines before it becomes extinct.

I can see him as a hell of a trainer...........what do you guys think?

Temperament, caring, and willing to put in hours of tireless work for someone else.

[OCPancho]

High level boxers don't seem to become high level trainers very often. I think there are different primary traits & talents & even personalities that make one a high level boxer & that make one a high level trainer & seldom is one holding both sets of those primary traits, talents & has the personality type that fits both of those very different careers.

I think it's because they think talent comes out naturally .
Most don't have anywhere their talent.
I trained in a pro-gym where I saw some really hard working boxers who looked like idiots come fight night.
It was actually pretty sad .