Curious question for the bandwagon crew...

[Wayne]

Promotion. They aren't (usually) the front guys so after the fight the fighter sings his praises a little and maybe the trainer gets a few more phone calls.

McGirt is a serviceable trainer, but at times too close to the action. He'll pull his guy out before it gets too risky. Look at what he did with Gatti & Malignaggi. Both guys were getting beaten and he didn't want to see them get hurt.

Steward will always be hall of fame, IMO, win or lose. The guy sees things in fighters and makes almost everyone he trains better. If not for Taylor I'd say everyone. He even made Cintron a little better, but I don't think he was entirely convinced there was something there to work with. Anytime your fighter gets his head knocked off and your back in the broadcast booth before the sweat has dried is highly indicative of what you think of him.

Roger Mayweather is good with Floyd. Has he proven anything with anyone else? And wasn't Mayweather just as good when he was in prison?

Floyd Sr. is a hall of famer, but probably a pain in the ass to deal with. He'll tell you the right things, but make sure you know he is your Lord and Saviour in the process.

Freddie is good, but I question how good that would be if Manny Pacquiao were a bus driver.

I'll sum it up with this: great trainers are good with anybody. Good trainers are great with 1 or 2 fighters. Nazeem is a good trainer. Hell, with Mosley he was just on the bus that drove off the cliff into the lake of gold.

[No Contest]

He's long over-due for some credit, you can't say he doesn't give his fighter a good gameplan.