what you must do (and now in this era more than ever) is strive to learn the sport on your own and not only under the hand of your trainer. trainers today know how to teach the sport about as much i know how to make an atom bomb. i know i dont know the chap but it is always wise to seek as much wisdom of the sport as you can. read the books and watch the tapes. the more information you take in, the harder you are to beat. sadly, many boxers dont take this burden upon themselves and leave their destiny entirely in the hands of a trainer who may be a complete fool. as a result the blind lead the blind and suddenly here you have the story of boxing for the last 60-70 years or so. the old ways are dead and you wont learn them from today's trainers. but you can disover them on your own, if you look that is.