The_budweiser Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/163427.html?CMP=OTC-RSS# Khan claims approach from Klitschko trainer Amir Khan has dropped the strongest hint yet that he is to split from trainer Freddie Roach, after receiving an approach from revered corner-man Emanuel Steward, who looks after Wladimir Klitschko. Khan's fourth-round stoppage defeat against Danny Garcia last month has drastically altered the trajectory of his career, and he is now looking to take decisive action in order to get himself back on track, which could involve splitting with Roach. Roach has been credited with improving Khan significantly in recent years, having been piloted in following the Brit's devastating first-round KO defeat to Breidis Prescott in 2008. However, Khan has now lost both of his last two bouts, and has expressed frustration that he plays second fiddle to Manny Pacquiao, who Roach also trains. Khan could face similar difficulties under the tutelage of Steward, whose prize pupil is Klitschko. However, Khan is weighing up the veteran American, among other candidates. "I've had so many trainers approach me in the past week: Steward is the main one who's approached me," Khan told Sky Sports News. "Many trainers have said they can make me into a big, unbeatable fighter. It's all about taking my time on this, it's a big decision to make. I'm still with Freddie at the moment, but in a week's time things might change. "It's all about seeing who might suit my style, who might help me on my offence, who might help me on my defence. I think I'm one of the best offensive fighters in the world, I just need to work on my defence. I really think to be one of the leading fighters, you need to have both. There are going to be a lot of things I'm going to change, but you will see a new Amir Khan." Meanwhile, Khan has confirmed that he wants to return to action in England during December. "I wanted the rematch with Danny Garcia, but he didn't want to fight me, he's now fighting Erik Morales," he said. "Hopefully I can fight the winner of that [at some point]. It's a waiting game really: I want to stay busy, get a fight in December, then a rematch against Garcia." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'd like to know how much involvement Steward really has in the preparations for Klitschko fights these days - it's not like there's a different fight plan every time. Given Vitali's retiring and Wlad fights the same way every time, it seems he should have time to deal with Khan. I'm looking forward to Khan telling interviewers he's taken Wlad's best shots in sparring though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I think Wlad it Stewards #1 priority, Lee and Harrison are 2 and 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poztin Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I wish someone would put an arm around the deluded fool and tell him no trainer will ever be able to take the punches for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It's hardly a question of getting someone to take the punches for him, but it's been glaringly obvious for a long time that he needs to be taught defensive tactics such as when to hold, when to walk away and when to run. Obviously he already knows how to fold. He got knocked out by a guy who can punch, and yes, it's a big issue for him, and yes it's shown once and for all he's never going to reach Mayweather's level, but he's a young man and if he's prepared to learn and someone's prepared to teach him, he could easily go on to have a very successful career, a la Klitschko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poztin Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 He can have a career floating about world level no doubt, which let's face it is still some achievement for a British fighter. But I can't ever see him having any sort of prolonged reign at the top. He will keep winning titles and losing them just as quickly, due to his inability to take a punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 He can take some punches and not others - he managed to stay upright against Maidana, he just got careless again. If he could stick to a gameplan and could stop trying to come back at everyone as soon as he's hurt, he'd do a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Emmanuel Steward is a Hall of Fame Trainer, one of only a handful, and known to boxing fans for over 30 years, how bizarre to hear him described to as simply "Klitshcko Trainer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Emmanuel Steward is a Hall of Fame Trainer, one of only a handful, and known to boxing fans for over 30 years, how bizarre to hear him described to as simply "Klitshcko Trainer". Your 110% right, Dave! I have read silly comments about 'Manny is a defensive coach' (Due to Klitschkos) The 'Best fighter he trained is Wlad' He's a 'negative coach' Even 'Klitschkos are fighting in the same negative style as Lennox' Steward never trained Lewis to be negative, at times Lewis own instinct took control. Steward trained Tommy Hearns and for me, that is still what he is famous for! Tommy Hearns never fought like a Klitschko lol. Steward had a roll call of something like 30 champions before the Klitschkos - but newbies base his career on the Now. Don't understand the logic that they are applying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poztin Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It is quite amusing considering he forged one of the most devastating fighters in the history of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It's not unreasonable to count working with K2 as one of his better achievements, in my opinion - he took on Wlad, who was thought dead and buried by an awful lot of people (some of us kept the faith and are being rewarded with the knowledge he will never be KOd again)after yet another devastating KO loss, and he instilled confidence, discipline, a reliance on the jab and a far better use of height and reach advantages, turning him into the dominant heavyweight in the world. I've no doubt Steward is a real all-rounder as a boxing coach, but he's primarily attached to two very high-profile guys in the most high-profile division in the sport, so it's hardly surprising he gets known as a defensive expert, in the same way Nacho is famous for training the best counterpuncher in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It's not unreasonable to count working with K2 as one of his better achievements, in my opinion - he took on Wlad, who was thought dead and buried by an awful lot of people (some of us kept the faith and are being rewarded with the knowledge he will never be KOd again)after yet another devastating KO loss, and he instilled confidence, discipline, a reliance on the jab and a far better use of height and reach advantages, turning him into the dominant heavyweight in the world. I've no doubt Steward is a real all-rounder as a boxing coach, but he's primarily attached to two very high-profile guys in the most high-profile division in the sport, so it's hardly surprising he gets known as a defensive expert, in the same way Nacho is famous for training the best counterpuncher in the business. Tommy Hearns was a Heavyweight?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'm talking about now - so far as I am aware, Tommy has thankfully managed to stay retired since Ronnie got past the starting blocks. I always wondered what he brought to Hamed's camp, when he was actually given the honour of Hamed's attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Emmanuel Steward is a Hall of Fame Trainer, one of only a handful, and known to boxing fans for over 30 years, how bizarre to hear him described to as simply "Klitshcko Trainer". Your 110% right, Dave! I have read silly comments about 'Manny is a defensive coach' (Due to Klitschkos) The 'Best fighter he trained is Wlad' He's a 'negative coach' Even 'Klitschkos are fighting in the same negative style as Lennox' Steward never trained Lewis to be negative, at times Lewis own instinct took control. Steward trained Tommy Hearns and for me, that is still what he is famous for! Tommy Hearns never fought like a Klitschko lol. Steward had a roll call of something like 30 champions before the Klitschkos - but newbies base his career on the Now. Don't understand the logic that they are applying. Yeah, it's hilarious to hear him discussed as a defensive genius because he makes their offense into their defense. Huh? For YEARS, Kronk guys were notorious for their horseshit defense, everybody who had a decent defense and fought in the yellow trunks learned it before he ever got to Detroit, that's for sure. Every fighter patterned themselves after Tommy Hearns and had their lefthands too low (without having Tommy's reach advantage). It was put best by Donald Curry in his post-fight interview after destroying Milton McCrory when he said, "he carries his lefthand too low, ALL Kronk fighters do". It's a wonder they ever won, and when you match it up with Manny's stupid idea of keeping Kronk at 95 degrees and also waging gym wars day-to-day so that most of his fighters were shot before the age of 30, it calls into question just how good this guy really was in his early days. I think he's learned a lot since then, if he hadn't then he wouldn't still be in business. As for Gav's question about how much time he puts in, it seems to me that the Klitshckos are the only ones that Steward devotes any time to, with the rest of the guys he flys in the week of the fight and someone else has done the majority of the preparation. I like Manny, but as you can tell, I think he's overrated and has been for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'm talking about now - so far as I am aware, Tommy has thankfully managed to stay retired since Ronnie got past the starting blocks. I always wondered what he brought to Hamed's camp, when he was actually given the honour of Hamed's attention. About the same thing he brought to Oscar during his short stint with him, someone to share the face time when the cameras were rolling grin// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Just in case somebody were to read my last few posts and get the idea that I didn't like Manny..... http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg26/dmurphy618/MannySteward.jpg grin// I like him, and I do think he's improved over time, but is still overrated. I don't think anybody ever won a fight because they had Manny Steward in their corner, with the possible exception of tall Heavyweights.......and we're not totally sure on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riz Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Manny is a hit or miss with most guys. Either they do really well, or not so much. Ultimately it's the fighter who's winning/losing. Trainers get too much and not enough credit I think at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm talking about now - so far as I am aware, Tommy has thankfully managed to stay retired since Ronnie got past the starting blocks. I always wondered what he brought to Hamed's camp, when he was actually given the honour of Hamed's attention. About the same thing he brought to Oscar during his short stint with him, someone to share the face time when the cameras were rolling grin// True. He has been a 'hired gun' for alot of fighters and I doubt he brought anything except abit of publicity. He could have trained Hamed but Naz seemed intent on having two coaches at the sametime and the partnership with Steward failed.. Steward originally was a gym trainer but due to his reputation started offering his services and I suspect the only input he would have had was on technique rather than training. This list stolen from Boxrec: Boxers with whom Steward is most closely associated: Johnathon Banks Leeonzer Barber Jesse Benavides Gaby Canizales Thomas Hearns Anthony Jones Hilmer Kenty Wladimir Klitschko Lennox Lewis Gerald McClellan Milton McCrory Michael Moorer Jimmy Paul Duane Thomas Tony Tucker John David Jackson Boxers trained briefly by Steward: Henry Akinwande Dennis Andries Mark Breland David Braxton Julio Cesar Chavez Kermit Cintron Oscar De La Hoya Jeff Fenech Miguel Angel Gonzalez Naseem Hamed Vivian Harris Lindell Holmes Evander Holyfield (for 2nd Bowe fight) Vitali Klitschko Andy Lee Oliver McCall (for 1st Lewis fight) Mike McCallum Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Welcome Ncita Andrew Murray (Guyana) Aaron Pryor Lucia Rijker Graciano Rocchigiani Leon Spinks Jermain Taylor Vincent Boulware Miguel Cotto Chad Dawson Carlos Alberto Hernandez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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