Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
Most of the top Boxing coaches are with the amatuers. I cant think of any of the top Pro trainers who have brought a boy through from scratch who anyone has mentioned. With the Pros it depends on the connections you have. The Kronk gym wasnt down to Mannys training abilty, He had good coaches in there doing the work who never get a mention. Goosmans done it wiyh a number of fighters, Freddies a great guy, but I dont know of anything Hes created from scratch In every country there are top Amatuer Clubs thats where the top coaches will be found, producing from the grass roots. Creating the biulding blocks for the future, getting the foundations right for progression. Most Pro trainers wouldnt know where to start.
Couldn't agree more, the best trainers are people who get a peice of clay and sculpt it into a boxer, not ones who adjust the clay slightly once its been molded.

Thats why I hold people like Cus Damato in high esteem over some one like say Roach.