Decision aside; is Abe Sanchez holding back good fighters??

[Redd Foxx]

There's a general feeling that, regardless of outcomes, Gassiev and Golovkin could have done more. It's as if the ship wasn't being captained correctly.
Thoughts?

[Scipio2009]

Abel Sanchez has one style that he tries to coach every fighter to, regardless of what ability that fighter has.

Come forward, high jab, hard right hand, and hope to simply keep the chin tucked behind a high guard.

You deviate from that, and Sanchez works against whatever that thing is.

Every coach has a style that they try to coach, but the really good coaches can take a fighter, sharpen up the things that they already do well, and then add their parts where things make sense.

[iamboxing]

he talked himself into a corner, at one point he said it's okay if Canelo lands as long as he lands his own...it never registered with him that Canelo was taking the best GGG could dish out and a KO wasn't coming. Oh, and 6 body shots for the entire fight? GTFOH

[Eff Pandas]

Its hard to argue the point guys on GGG's & Gassiev's level are being held back, but yea I kinda get the feeling Abel does what he does to get them where they've gotten & then there isn't many things being looked at with a fine tooth comb with the mindset of always improving something like the tip top guys tend to do. And maybe thats one of the things that separate the really good & the great.

I also don't think Abel is very good as a cornerman. If a fighter of his is in a competitive fight & maybe needs to make some adjustments I virtually never recall them switching things up or taking risks to try to flip the script. They just walk towards the L all night long.

But sh^t man who even gets to the level Abel is at with so many guys? So yea it does feel like its busting his balls a bit much to dog him over his guys losing to guys who might be considered legends of the sport one day while beating the other 99% of guys out there.

[kidbazooka]

Funny because when things are going well you guys say what a helluva job by the fighter but when it goes bad it’s all Abel’s fault lol

Wow I guess it could never be ggg or gassievs fault right I mean how could it be their eastern euro so it can’t be their fault.

[A.K]

No he’s much better than canelos unknown meat factory trainers

[BLASTER1]

As i just said in another post im asking the question why Abel didnt train GGG to go to the body more.
Esp. Considering the stamina issues from the first fight.
Alot of very good anylists suggested this could be the key to getting the W in the re-match yet its like Abel completely disregarded this for some un-known reason.
Is it Abels pride getting in the way of being smart.
I mean if your an A-class trainer who wants to be told what you need to do to get the better outcome.
I believe it was Abel that lost this fight not GGG.

[LetOutTheCage]

Yes he is I made a similar thread straight after Gassiev lost and while I'm not saying Gassiev would have beaten Usyk even if he changed coaches I do feel he would have been more competitive.

Similar thing with GGG...Why was Sanchez instructing GGG to move back early on in the second Canelo fight? It seemed a bizarre instruction at the time and even more so post fight.

[Redd Foxx]

Its hard to argue the point guys on GGG's & Gassiev's level are being held back, but yea I kinda get the feeling Abel does what he does to get them where they've gotten & then there isn't many things being looked at with a fine tooth comb with the mindset of always improving something like the tip top guys tend to do. And maybe thats one of the things that separate the really good & the great.

I also don't think Abel is very good as a cornerman. If a fighter of his is in a competitive fight & maybe needs to make some adjustments I virtually never recall them switching things up or taking risks to try to flip the script. They just walk towards the L all night long.

But sh^t man who even gets to the level Abel is at with so many guys? So yea it does feel like its busting his balls a bit much to dog him over his guys losing to guys who might be considered legends of the sport one day while beating the other 99% of guys out there.

I feel like, when you hear a guy like Atlas barking at his fighter, it's because there is a specific thing they can, and need, to do. With Sanchez, it's like he's doing the same thing, but he's asking them to do something they clearly aren't able to accomplish and instead of suggesting something they CAN do instead, he's just making everyone frustrated.

I'm contrast, he also gives a lot of reassurance in situations that instead require urgency.

I always felt this way but couldn't really make a point when his guys kept winning. Now, I feel the evidence fits what I've been saying.
Not that Gassiev was going to be able to do anything to beat Usyk on that night, but I don't think Sanchez was helping him much at all.

[Boxingwizard]

Triple G was already a seasoned veteran when he hired Sanchez, and I think Sanchez never really knew how to train him even after eight years. Golovkin should have hired Kevin Rooney instead.