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Why coaches state obvious like "We need to get off to a fast start?"
DeeezNuuuts83:
--- Quote from: Infinite on September 04, 2013, 07:26:04 PM ---Actually, I've been pretty impressed with the sport of boxing in this regard.
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It depends on who's talking though. Freddie Roach tends to be pretty articulate when it comes to explaining their strategy, though he's usually the mouthpiece since Manny's English is good but not anything that will produce quotes worth quoting. I'm reminded of when Roach said stuff at the end of a number of fights, like after they beat Oscar (he said something about how he "didn't think Oscar could pull the trigger anymore" and that "he looked sluggish in the Forbes fight"), or after they beat Hatton (he said something about how "Ricky doesn't have the ability to adjust" and "leaves himself open to a southpaw stance").
Not that I know every trainer out there, but most of the other ones that come to mind generally haven't said a lot. The Mayweathers (Floyd Sr. and Roger) both tend to just cuss and talk about how their fighter "whooped they ass" or whatever. Naazim Richardson is straight up boss and can at least hold his tongue and not spew nonsense, but he doesn't tend to give a lot of insight either. Nacho is a great trainer, but I haven't really been impressed by what he says (or at least what is translated into English, though I'd doubt that they dilute it much). Robert Garcia doesn't seem to say much either. Not that I respect him much, for laughing along when his fighters were mocking Roach's Parkinsons Disease or when he let Margarito keep going out to get his face fucked up like that by both Manny and Cotto.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: DeeezNuuuts83 on September 04, 2013, 09:01:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Infinite on September 04, 2013, 07:26:04 PM ---Actually, I've been pretty impressed with the sport of boxing in this regard.
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It depends on who's talking though. Freddie Roach tends to be pretty articulate when it comes to explaining their strategy, though he's usually the mouthpiece since Manny's English is good but not anything that will produce quotes worth quoting. I'm reminded of when Roach said stuff at the end of a number of fights, like after they beat Oscar (he said something about how he "didn't think Oscar could pull the trigger anymore" and that "he looked sluggish in the Forbes fight"), or after they beat Hatton (he said something about how "Ricky doesn't have the ability to adjust" and "leaves himself open to a southpaw stance").
Not that I know every trainer out there, but most of the other ones that come to mind generally haven't said a lot. The Mayweathers (Floyd Sr. and Roger) both tend to just cuss and talk about how their fighter "whooped they ass" or whatever. Naazim Richardson is straight up boss and can at least hold his tongue and not spew nonsense, but he doesn't tend to give a lot of insight either. Nacho is a great trainer, but I haven't really been impressed by what he says (or at least what is translated into English, though I'd doubt that they dilute it much). Robert Garcia doesn't seem to say much either. Not that I respect him much, for laughing along when his fighters were mocking Roach's Parkinsons Disease or when he let Margarito keep going out to get his face fucked up like that by both Manny and Cotto.
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The only trainers I can really speak on with knowledge are from the Mike Tyson camp. Cus D'Amato, Teddy Atlas, and Kevin Rooney. It was fascinating to listen to any of those guys talk about the art of boxing. From the psychological aspect of it, to the technical aspect, I don't even box but I learn so much listening to those guys.
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