Ray Arcel
Ray Arcel (born August 30, 1899 in Terre Haute , Indiana , † March 7, 1994 in New York City , New York ) was an American boxing coach.
In 1923, Arcel coached its first world champion, Frankie Genaro . From 1925 to 1934 he worked in a team with Whitey Bimstein . Together they coached Jackie ("Kid") Berg , Lou Brouillard and Sixto Escobar, among others .
Arcel trained Barney Ross and looked after his youth idol Benny Leonard on a comeback attempt.
His first heavyweight was the Irish-American world champion James J. Braddock ; he trained this for the fight against Joe Louis . As a result, he prepared 14 of Louis' challengers, all in vain, until Ezzard Charles finally beat him in 1950. Apart from that, he coached Tony Marino, Ceferino Garcia , Billy Soose and Tony Zale .
In the 1950s, he worked with broadcaster ABC to show boxing matches that were not controlled by the Mafia's International Boxing Club (IBC). In September 1953 he was knocked down with a lead pipe in front of a Boston hotel; then he resigned from boxing for the time being.
In the 1970s he reappeared as the coach of the Panamanian Alfonso Frazer and later for eight years Roberto Durán , whom he left after the disappointing task in the rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard .
Arcel ended his career coaching world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes , whom he coached in the famous fight against the "white hope" Gerry Cooney in 1982, among other things . He was supported by Eddie Futch . In 1991 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .
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| SURNAME | Arcel, Ray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxing coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Terre Haute , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1994 |
| Place of death | New York City |