Corner wisdom spans a century here: gym-floor teachers of the leather-glove era sit beside the strategists steering today's pay-per-view stars. A few built dynasties, others built one perfect fighter.
1Cus D'AmatoMentor behind the peek-a-boo style who developed Floyd Patterson, José Torres and a young Mike Tyson.1000pts
2Emanuel StewardKronk Gym founder who trained Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko.862pts
3Freddie RoachWild Card Gym founder and record seven-time Trainer of the Year, best known for Manny Pacquiao.801pts
4Roger MayweatherTwo-weight world champion turned trainer who shaped nephew Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s defence.632pts
5Angelo DundeeCornerman for Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard and trainer of 15 world champions.632pts
6Charley GoldmanOld-school teacher who turned the raw Rocky Marciano into an unbeaten heavyweight champion.548pts
7Jack BlackburnFormer lightweight who trained Joe Louis from novice to heavyweight champion of the world.548pts
8Teddy AtlasTrainer who guided Michael Moorer to the heavyweight title and later became a leading boxing analyst.448pts
9Buddy McGirtTwo-weight champion turned Trainer of the Year for Arturo Gatti and Antonio Tarver.448pts
10Eddy ReynosoTrainer of Canelo Álvarez through his undisputed super middleweight run and Trainer of the Year.448pts
11Ray ArcelTrainer of some 20 world champions across seven decades, from Benny Leonard to Roberto Durán.329pts
12Lou DuvaMain Events co-founder and trainer who worked the corners of Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whitaker and Meldrick Taylor.329pts
13Abel SanchezBig Bear trainer behind Gennady Golovkin's middleweight reign and Terry Norris.329pts
14Amílcar BrusaArgentine trainer who guided Carlos Monzón through his long middleweight reign.329pts
15Kenny AdamsTrainer of the 1988 US Olympic team and of champions such as Diego Corrales and Vince Phillips.329pts
16Ignacio BeristainMexico's master trainer behind Juan Manuel Márquez, Ricardo López and Daniel Zaragoza.0pts
Photo credits
- Emanuel Steward — Galaxy1956, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Freddie Roach — Frederick Manligas Nacino (Opusdeiphotography), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roger Mayweather — DEWALT POWER TOOLS FIGHT NIGHT CLUB 2010, CC BY 2.0
- Angelo Dundee — Unibond, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Teddy Atlas — Mike L Photo's, CC BY 2.0
- Eddy Reynoso — Wiki editor 027, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lou Duva — Mike Lizzi, CC BY 2.0
- Abel Sanchez — R.J, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenny Adams — steelcityassault, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ignacio Beristain — Xilotl May, CC BY-SA 4.0
