Comments Thread For: Groves: Eubank's Arrogant; Massive Difference in Our Opposition

[_Rexy_]

Yup but one thing I want to add is they cant be to tech.They gotta keep it simple and just try and make what you already do better or by calling out a mistake you have already been working on in gym.Trust me on this you will NEVER learn something NEW in corner.If your opp that's say is feinting you to body and getting you to drop right hand if that's something you have not worked on or have not been taught about already telling you will change NOTHING.

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I don't remember what fight it was, but I was watching a fight and the trainer said to cut off the ring, and the fighter asked "how" and I just thought "oh christ, you're dead in the water"

[john l]

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I don't remember what fight it was, but I was watching a fight and the trainer said to cut off the ring, and the fighter asked "how" and I just thought "oh christ, you're dead in the water"

Great point better example then I used.Really that's I perfect one.What a waste of breath and likely to get your fighter KOed trying to think about it.

[_Rexy_]

Great point better example then I used.Really that's I perfect one.What a waste of breath and likely to get your fighter KOed trying to think about it.

Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure the guy was picking up his mouthguard the next round.

[john l]

Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure the guy was picking up his mouthguard the next round.

Yea when you see a guy start thinking its all but over unless he pulls a Weaver v Tate lol

[Sparked_26]

Trust me a good corner man can give you a leg up.It helps if he knows you and he has YOUR respect.My 1st few Am fights I had the trainer of the gym I used the most do my corner.He really was not a great trainer and prob worse corner man but then I had my brother for the rest(couple dozen or so)and it was BIG difference he knew what to say to either push me or settle me down whatever was needed and because I respected him I listened more.A corner man is not gonna help you beat a clearly better fighter but can be the diff in a well matched fight.I would rather have a guy I know(and respect) and knows me then E Steward.The best ones say very little and repeat it.When you hear guys start talking about 2-3 different things you start thinking "where do I start" and before you know the bell rings and you just go back to what you were doing.Esp in Ams where you only have 3 rounds.

Nice insight.

Corner work wise I like Adam Booth just because it is very methodical.

Deep breathe
Water
How do you feel?
A sentence of advice.

Makes sense regarding the relationship thing. Probably why we get a lot of Dads in corners.

Your Virgil Hunters and Atlas's I can't really fathom how they can be that helpful. Other than Virgil to Ward for the reasons you explained. In that they have shared experiences and Virgil Hunter is a father figure.

[alexguiness]

Having no real coach could be the final nail in Eubank's coffin.

It's easy to strut around the ring and jut your chin out against bum opposition but when you are losing rounds with no strategy to fall back on...you just compound the mistakes you have already made.

I feel sorry for that Ronnie Davies guy, the Eubank's treat him like a family dog. At his age he deserves better, especially after he took Eubank Snr under his wing when nobody else would back in the 1980's.

[jrStokie]

Cannot wait for this fight. Going to be brilliant. Jr has those mad cardio skills though. If he's got his dads chin then I can't see Groves living with Jrs engine and he'll win over 12 rounds