Buddy McGirt, Worse Trainer of the Year?

[The Troll]

Case in point, at one point during the Baldomir Gatti fight, McGirt was instructing Gatti a few times with basically the same words he was using to instruct Tarver.

[Super_Lightweight]

Just because he's having the worst year, doesn't mean he is the worst trainer. People overrated him before when Tarver beat Jones and now many seem to be underrating him. McGirt is a good trainer, and some of his fighters are getting old.

[amagnin]

I still think he is a good trainer but somebody else had a good point. He seems to try to do the same thing with all of his fighters... make them boxers even when they are punchers/brawlers. I actually noticed this the most in Gatti-Mayweather and happened to catch a replay of JC Candelo-Eddie Sanchez (Candelo was trained by McGirt and lost to Sanchez who was a replacement on 7 hours notice). Candelo and Gatti were brawlers but McGirt kept trying to get them to box. There is nothing wrong with trying to develop extra skills for a fighter, but they are who they are. He can't hope to change everything about a fighter.

[jack_the_rippuh]

What I hate about McGirt and alot of trainers today is not only do they instruct fighters to fight like *******, but they try to change everybody into the same mold, Regardless of the fighters makeup.

Case in point, at one point during the Baldomir Gatti fight, McGirt was instructing Gatti a few times with basically the same words he was using to instruct Tarver.

I get what you're saying, but you used a poor example.
He was able to completely change Gatti's style and Tarver's style is compatible with McGirt's tactics. He did try to change Lamon, though and ****ed him up in the process.

[Chups]

someone needs to tell mcgirt that only 2 kinds of people wear sunglasses indoors....

blind people and *******s

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[The Coagulator]

Hey,

How about his fighters are just facing really good opponents?

Buddy McGirt is an excellent trainer. Even Freddie Roach or Emmanuel Steward's best fighters lose every now and then.

Sucka...do you know where I can find the audio to that discussion between JLC and Merchant? thanks

[FeelTheA-Force]

What you think? He's on a downward spiral with his fighters.

buddy is with audly harrison now. hopefully things get real good

[Biolink]

i don't kiniow about his other fights but gatti wasn't really following his instructions too closely last night, if anybody else noticed, he kept telling him to box and that just wasn't happen

You are right.The one round were Gatti just boxed Baldomir and stayed away from his right hand he won convincingly even though he had to throw less punches to do so.

[SecondRoundKO]

His instructions are always very specific and he always gives the right instructions, his fighters don't seem to follow them. I thought the most worthy advice he gave on Saturday was for Gatti to CIRCLE RIGHT. If Gatti had kept on his feet and circled right, the straight right of Baldomir would have been a nonfactor. Instead Gatti either decided to stay flat footed or try to square up with Baldomir by moving left. Gatti squandered very good advice imo.

Another thing, the worst trainer of the year has to be Yoel Judah. When your fighter is hurt, you don't SCREAM incoherently shadow boxing in front of your dazed fighter and expect him to get half of anything your saying. Yoel choked just as much as Judah did imo.

[TonyRingside]

You are right.The one round were Gatti just boxed Baldomir and stayed away from his right hand he won convincingly even though he had to throw less punches to do so.

yeah it was round 8 i think