When it comes to US based trainers in America in recent years there has been some up and coming contenders there too, this guy knows his stuff on boxing.
That of course is Derrick James who has trained the likes of Errol Spence, Jermell Charlo, Ryan Garcia and Frank Martin.
Anthony Joshua briefly at one point as well.
The big Canelo vs Terence Crawford on September 13th live on Netflix promoted by Dana White of the UFC has got everyone talking in boxing.
Respected Trainer Gives Take On Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford
Speaking on the fight James said to Fight Hype:
“Speed will likely decide this fight—hand speed and foot speed. Smaller fighters like Crawford are generally faster, which could give him an edge if he maintains his athleticism. Canelo’s timing must be impeccable to counter Crawford’s speed. If Canelo’s timing is off, he’ll struggle to land punches.”
Speed kills in top flight world championship boxing, it always has and obviously that is Crawford’s main advantage in the fight.
If he puts on too much weight, muscle for the bout he runs the risk of it slowing him down, which is something he doesn’t want to do.
Surely Crawford will have the right strength coach on board for this and his trainer Bomac will be keeping an eye on his timing and speed not getting slowed down by anything in the fight.
Everyone has a view on how the fight may go.
Here was Amir Khan’s take on Canelo vs ‘Bud’ recently.