Boxing Gurus: Trainers of great fighters like Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Joe Louis, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson and more

The right trainer is the foundation of a boxer's career. The one to one relationship is more intense than in any other sport, a trainer can drive a boxer beyond his potential - or see him fall cruelly short. Trainers see many fights and fighters, their experience is vital, judgement crucial and their wisdom needs to be Solomon like. That's why the best are so hard to find. Without Angelo Dundee Muhammad Ali would not have been champion, without Cus D'Amato Mike Tyson would not have been in boxing and without Jack Blackburn Joe Louis might not have made the grade. Would a character like Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom ever have made world champion without a trainer like Whitey Bimstein? Why was Manny Pacquiao going nowhere until Freddie Roach arrived? Boxing is a supreme test of character and mental strength as well as physicality. Building the complete fighter and getting him into the ring at his peak - is the art of the trainer. This book celebrates the best of the best and salutes the boxing life.