Freddie Roach (boxing trainer)

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Freddie Roach (born March 5, 1960 in Dedham , Massachusetts , USA ) is a former American boxer and one of the best boxing trainers (also currently active boxing trainer) of all time, which is why his boxing career seems extremely modest compared to his coaching career.

Roach as a boxer

Under the guidance of legendary coach Eddie Futch , Roach was able to make his first 10 fights victorious. In the 11th fight he suffered his first defeat. In 1981, he won the USA New England title in the featherweight ; this title was also the only one he could win. His last fight he lost in 1986 against the unbeaten David Rivello by majority decision over 12 rounds on points.

Coaching career

After retiring as an active boxer, Roach worked in a variety of jobs in Las Vegas including telemarketing and as an assistant waiter before accepting a job as an unpaid assistant with former trainer and mentor Eddie Futch in 1986 . He was convincing in his new position and worked as Eddie Futch's assistant for five years. In 1991, actor Mickey Rourke (Mickey Rourke) decided to turn to professional boxing and hired Roach to train him in Hollywood , California . In 1995, when Rourke finished his boxing career, he gave Roach all equipment for the boxing stable he was training in. This became the famous Wild Card Gym.

Parkinson's Disease

Since 1990 Freddie Roach showed the first signs of Parkinson's disease , which got worse over the years. As described in the HBO series Real Sports starring Bryant Gumbel, he is able to actively control the disease through drugs, injections, and his training from boxers. Roach's doctors confirm that his coaching activities, due to the high demands on his hand-eye coordination, help slow the progression of the disease.

Awards as a trainer

Freddie Roach has been honored with the following prizes, among others:

Admission to halls of fame

Freddie Roach has been recorded in the following fame halls, among others:

Boxers who made Roach world champions

Freddie Roach made the following boxers world champions:

More boxers Roach trained

The following boxers were trained by Freddie Roach or received the boxing fine-tuning from him:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sportnet.at
  2. ↑ http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/3482/freddie-roach-takes-center-stage ( Memento from September 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Freddie Roach enters the limelight, article from TheSweetScience.com, 13 March 2006
  3. ↑ [1] Men's Fitness Article, History of the Wild Card Boxing Stables
  4. ↑ [2] Interview, The Guardian, December 4, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Roach, Freddie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer and trainer
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Dedham , Massachusetts , USA