Can be the missing link between good and great. There are some teams that had the same players but they didn't win titles till they got the new coach. Trainers are extremely important. I think SRL and Ali benefited greatly from working with Dundee. I think there are some that know how to teach a guy the fundamentals and develop a fighter, then there are some that just come up with the right game plan and get the fighter to listen. I think that is a big part of it also. Some guys can make a fighter listen and some can't. I know you can't "force" them, but that's the talent of some trainers.

Also every fighter needs a trainer. You need someone with an outside perspective to tell you what you are doing wrong, etc. You can't see yourself, can't watch yourself, and if you do your not doing the technique right because you are watching yourself instead of fully focusing.

You can really tell the strengths of most trainers also. McGirt is really good with relating with fighters and teaching and improving their skill set, but he's not a good strategist in my opinion. I think Steward is a good fundamentalist and strategist but he's seems to have fighters that consistently don't listen to him. I think its very interesting to see the differences brought about by trainers. To me one of the biggest examples was Tyson with Rooney and without Rooney. Dramatic difference and illustrates the point.