If dead trainers were alive today..

[El Kabong]

Interesting question and of course one bound to bring about loads of different viewpoints.

Of course Manny Steward would still be working with Wlad, Andy Lee, Jonathan Banks, et al. but if he wasn't then Deontay Wilder would certainly fit his style.

Angelo Dundee - Angie always had fighters in good shape, he let them figure their own style out and would help motivate them between rounds. I think he did his best work with Carmen Basilio, Ali, Ray Leonard, and George Foreman and he did not give them much advice, he just kept them motivated and focused. I think the best bets for him would be: GGG, Sergey Kovalev, Andre Ward, and Tim Bradley.

Eddie Futch
Cus D'Mato
Ray Arcel
Gil Clancy
Fritz Sdunek
Dick Sadler


I'll get back to the others in due time. Good thread

[SlimTrae]

Interesting question and of course one bound to bring about loads of different viewpoints.

Of course Manny Steward would still be working with Wlad, Andy Lee, Jonathan Banks, et al. but if he wasn't then Deontay Wilder would certainly fit his style.

Angelo Dundee - Angie always had fighters in good shape, he let them figure their own style out and would help motivate them between rounds. I think he did his best work with Carmen Basilio, Ali, Ray Leonard, and George Foreman and he did not give them much advice, he just kept them motivated and focused. I think the best bets for him would be: GGG, Sergey Kovalev, Andre Ward, and Tim Bradley.

Eddie Futch
Cus D'Mato
Ray Arcel
Gil Clancy
Fritz Sdunek
Dick Sadler


I'll get back to the others in due time. Good thread

Gil Clancy hmm because he did a gr8 job with Emile Griffith I'd lean toward WW-MW fighters, maybe?
I'm surprised he didn't have many star pupils as I've always enjoyed his commentating- he'd say something about what one of the fighter(s) should do--and then someone would actually do it!!

[Master]

Emanuel Steward would work wonders on Amir Khan

Eddie Futch on Antony Joshua

[SlimTrae]

Emanuel Steward would work wonders on Amir Khan

Deontay Wilder would be dangerous with him. Height & Reach ? Man that was Manny's specialty. May I brag a bit? Sure was good to talk with him at the IBHOF.

I've got some photos of him I took but can't find the right driver to download it anywhere. It was on a flip phone. Hey- it was the latest & greatest....then....

[El Kabong]

Eddie Futch - I think had he been around at the time when James Toney and Bernard Hopkins were in their primes he would have worked wonders with them but he could have really brought Sam Peter around into being a good well rounded heavyweight. Right now I think he'd do well with GGG, Kovalev, Andre Ward, Pete Quillen.

Cus D'Mato oh man, what he could have done with guys like David Tua, Ike Ibeabuchi, Sam Peter (though he'd need quicker hands), Shane Mosley, Ricky Hatton, Tavoris Cloud, Edison Miranda, and Amir Mansour. I think Alexander Povetkin, Ruslan Chagaev, Sultan Ibragimov, the short stocky fighters like that were his bread and butter.

Ray Arcel what an underrated trainer! How he could have guided Oscar De la Hoya or Pernell Whittaker. I could see Andre Ward really excelling under Arcel, also Canelo Alvarez. But due to his work with the little guys what about Guillermo Rigondieux or Terrence Crawford or Danny Garcia?

Gil Clancy He did such a wonderful job with Griffith but aside from that he would aid a fighter here for a fight and a fighter there and would just move around with the heavyweights. I think maybe Keith Thurman would be a good fit, maybe Amir Khan, maybe Tim Bradley.

Fritz Sdunek Fritz was the German Cus D'Mato, he got his fighters to get in a crouch and attack attack attack. Denis Boytsov was his last protégé so obviously he'd still be working with him if he was around, but again Povetkin would have been good with him as well.

Dick Sadler Most known for working with Sonny Liston and George Foreman, I think he was great at getting a fighter with a big punch to be intimidating. Oh if only he'd been around for Randall Bailey!!! Right now I'd have to say Kovalev, GGG, Wilder

[VG_Addict]

Who would be better for Fury: Futch or Steward?

[El Kabong]

Who would be better for Fury: Futch or Steward?

Probably Futch....Manny would have him think in the ring. Futch would have him fight.

Tyson Fury isn't a thinker