what to look for in a good trainer?

[Tsukiyomi]

Good thread. I think people take for granted that they need to be selective about who they are in the hands of.

For me, the coach has to be interested in me as a fighter. He has to see something in me, and kinda have that personal investment. Without that, it is a waste of time.

Like Joey said, nothing wrong with training yourself neither. As long as you know what you are doing.

[ty89]

besides sparring, padwork is the most important. see mayweather or manny train. they teach u how to throw and finish combos. also u have no discretion on the pace so u have to work hard (as long as your trainer makes ya)

[southpaw2884]

i feel the same way about pads.. i like the heavy bag and all but to me pads are like sparring and the heavy bag combined to some extent. the trainer i am with now doesnt think they are needed. thats kinda wierd to me he went on to say alot of great fighters never used pads like jcc snr and all.. i am thinking no offense to great fighter but he wasnt exactly tech sound fighter he was raw.

[phallus]

Good thread. I think people take for granted that they need to be selective about who they are in the hands of.

For me, the coach has to be interested in me as a fighter. He has to see something in me, and kinda have that personal investment. Without that, it is a waste of time.

Like Joey said, nothing wrong with training yourself neither. As long as you know what you are doing.

if your gonna train yourself, watch lots of video of good fighters so you can learn what they do. i learned lots of stuff watching film of joe louis and james toney.

i feel the same way about pads.. i like the heavy bag and all but to me pads are like sparring and the heavy bag combined to some extent. the trainer i am with now doesnt think they are needed. thats kinda wierd to me he went on to say alot of great fighters never used pads like jcc snr and all.. i am thinking no offense to great fighter but he wasnt exactly tech sound fighter he was raw.

nigel benn never used the heavy bag much, he did a lot of time on the pads

[southpaw2884]

thats tru too i guess i just need to be careful and find what fits me it just sucks living in a smaller city where they are like 3 boxing gyms.

[them_apples]

I train myself most trainers are over rated and threr ego is way to big, had 11 fights won 9

yep..most trainers are *******s..get good by watching boxing etc...then when you get good enough, the good ones come looking for you.

[southpaw2884]

lol **** maybe i need to move lol man i need to find like a roger mayweather or a freddie roach... i really like teddy atlas...