Flashback a few years ago Buddy McGirt was a very celebrated trainer considering his revival of a career for Arturo Gatti and his protege Tarver's two victories over former pound 4 pound king Roy Jones Jr.
Did he win trainer of the year? I'm pretty sure he did but I don't know.
But in between all that success seems to be many failures of fighters who switched to be trained by him only to become worse fighters.
Fighters like
Panchito Bojado who came a cropper against Leija when Floyd Mayweather couldn't train him for the fight.
Lamon brewster, looked terrible against Meehan and lost to Lyakovich and then Wladimer
Paulie Malignaggi, after the Cotto fight he left his trainer for Buddy. But never seemed to have the flash, or style that got him to that point and after winning the title looked absolute crap in his defenses, getting hit often, and against Ndou, someone he dominated prior, came up with a split decision win and was then beaten by Hatton.
Joel Casamayor. switches trainers after defeating Chico Corrales, gets McGirt and then loses to Corrales in the rematch, getting hit a lot more and not looking nearly as effective.
Joel Julio against Carlos Quintanna
So far the only true successes I see on Buddy's record as a trainer are Tarver beating Roy Jones Jr, and Gatti's career lasting 3 years longer.
But in your opinions is Buddy McGirt one of boxings most overrated trainers?
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