Is is time for Emmanuel Steward to retire?

[Diane]

Didn't someone start a similar thread about Buddy McGirt?

There's some things about Manny that I don't think, like the fact that he doesn't where any type of a shirt underneath his ring robe/jacket, and I have to look at his old ass chest, anyways, I do think that he has valuable knowledge for the boxers he trains, it's just all a matter of whether his fighters listen to him. How many of you remember his yelling at Taylor during the Spinks fight, and Taylor didn't listen to one damn thing he said. Can't blame Manny for that shit.

[BoxingGorilla]

Good question.

Maybe he should drop some of the dead weight and just train Vlad until the wheels fall off. That's what I would do if I were Manny.

He has a nice gig at HBO and many years of watching good fights ahead of him... free fights... up close... free...

[OumaFan]

His hype for certain fighters lately has been so over the top its bizarre. I mean besides the ridiculous comments about Andy Lee, the Pavlik by the end of the year garbage, does anybody remember Octavio Lara?

Steward hyped him up more than probably any young prospect I can remember, you would think he was going to be the next Julio Cesar Chavez, in fact if I remember correctly he compared him to JCC. Would tell these bizarre stories about how when Lara was like 13 he knocked a pro fighter at Kronk out with one punch and from the way he talked the guy was the absolute next can't miss guy. Except he's like 7-2 with two losses to guys with a 2-2-2 record and a 7-5 record and he hasn't fought in like two years. I had forgotten about the guy but he was such big news for a while cause of Steward's ridiculous hype.

Just seems like he has serious judgement problems about young prospects these days.

[DaxxKahn]

There are a few factors surrounding Manny these days...None has to do with his ability or know how...most have been already answered in the other post...

1. Manny is at a level in his career where he does not really want to build a guy from scratch..he has had enough of that during his Kronk days and he did build guys very well...IMO his heart is justy not that into it..He is more there just for the fights and get guys ready the last few weeks

2. Spread to thin at times...and as was mentioned his fighters aree not really listening to him lately...thats because it is a special bond between trainer and fighter...the fighter trust the trainer with his life so to speak...the trainer is supposed to be your eyes outside the ring and they are supposed to do all the homework before the fight and make the adjustments during...if the fighter feels neglected the trust is lost there for when the trainer says to do something during a tough spot in a bout there are questions in the fighters head...doubts...not good for either

3. he is enjoying too much of the outside ring and gym status rather then the grunt work of in the gym...hard to get a fighter back to the grind after some celeberty status (que Paul Williams) let alone a trainer who has been at this a quarter of a century

add all the factors and you have a guy not really into it anymore but is doing it for lack of knowing what else to do....he has all the goods and know how but seems the heart is not there