Thread: Extremely interesting interview with Manny Steward

I could listen to this guy talk boxing all day. Love how he calls Andy Lee over to make a demonstration.

I'll listen to the interview in a bit. Thanks for posting.

Until then, I have just one thing to say, "OH MY GOD!!" That pure burst of emotion from him during Berto-Ortiz will be one of the few things I remember 40 years from now when I'm old and losing my marbles.

I'm sure Scrap has similar opinions on this if he is still around.

Stuff like this is GREAT! Thanks!

I loved Manny's commentary on the pads. They've been around a long time, but they were always used as a specific teaching tool to demonstrate a specific situation. Beyond that, they are fun, but they really are of questionable value. it doesn't teach power or accuracy. About the only advantage is it allows someone to move. But there are better ways to even do that. It's called light sparring. Pads really do contribute to amateurism in terms of style. But they really are fun.

The scary part about Manny's commentary on the lack of teachers/trainers is there seems to be no solution. Who are Manny's and Freddy's and Nacho's apprentices? Manny is trying with his seminars, but one has to learn day after day over a period of years. Who is doing that? Somebody I hope.

Manny's insights on the import of strentgh and conditioning coaches also rings true. At our local club we constantly have to remind the kids they aren't weightlifters or plyometric champions they are boxers. They get caught up in conditioning rather than boxing. Our head guy says that for every minute spent on conditioning he wants five minutes spent on boxing skills, sparring, bagwork, shadow boxing etc.

God bless this kid doing the interview. He's agog because he has no clue about the things Manny is showing him and they really are boxing 101.

Thanks again for finding this. Great stuff.

It's the little things that make big differences. Really educational with his view on pad work

I love manny. He is my fav trainer and my fav analyst. One of the greatest ever. No question

I guess the apprentices of Manny, Roach and other great trainers are the people that spend time with them in the gym. Fighters and other trainers.

Originally Posted by Master

I guess the apprentices of Manny, Roach and other great trainers are the people that spend time with them in the gym. Fighters and other trainers.

Geeze I hope so. But when have you ever seen a young trainer in someone's corner who trains at Kronk or Wild Card?

I can't think of anybody. Got a name for me?

Originally Posted by marbleheadmaui

Originally Posted by Master

I guess the apprentices of Manny, Roach and other great trainers are the people that spend time with them in the gym. Fighters and other trainers.

Geeze I hope so. But when have you ever seen a young trainer in someone's corner who trains at Kronk or Wild Card?

I can't think of anybody. Got a name for me?

No but it will be someone we will have heard of in 10 years time that is for sure.

Marble, serious question. Are you a pro, former pro or just a very knowledgeable fan? You're like a fountain of knowledge.

Originally Posted by boxingbantz

Marble, serious question. Are you a pro, former pro or just a very knowledgeable fan? You're like a fountain of knowledge.

LOL. My in ring experience is limited to sparring at Gleason's with Gold Glovers who whipped my ass in my twenties (man were they FAST) until I started getting marked up (Can't work on Wall Street with fat lips and black eyes) and now acting as a sparring punching bag for the younguns here from time to time. I'd often hang around Gleason's after my workout and watch trainers like Al Certo and Hector Rocha and Tommy Gahllager and Carlos Ortiz work with fighters.

When I was very young (8-12, the early 1970's) my Dad had a friend who collected fight films from all over the world. Every couple of weeks we'd go over and I'd see films of men like Jofre and Olivares and Foster and Masao Obha and Ismael Laguna. Then of course back then we had the advantage of seeing maybe as many as a hundred fights a year on free tv. I've always been a big reader and boxing has always produced great literature.

Then in like 1990, I was living in NYC, and one Saturday on the local access channel some crazy teenager was hosting a boxing show and ranting on about men like Sam Langford and Harry Greb and Joe Gans. I'd never heard of any of them. I thought to myself "No crazy teenager is going to know more about my favorite sport than me." So I began to build my own fight library and watching film for hours and reading book after book and magazine after magazine on the sport. That teenage crazy man? Max Kellerman. (Thanks Max!)

Fair play mate. You're very clued up. You're the type of poster that seperates us and ESB.