Eddie Futch Quotes

United States, Boxer
August 9, 1911 – October, 10, 2001.

Eddie Futch was an American boxing trainer. Among the fighters he trained are Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, and Trevor Berbick, four of the five men to defeat Muhammad Ali. Futch also trained Riddick Bowe and Montell Griffin when they handed future Hall of Fame fighters Evander Holyfield and Roy Jones, Jr., their first professional defeats. In Baltimore, Maryland, the Futch Gym boxing gymnasium is named after the trainer.

Also known as Coach

Boxing is a science. You don't just walk into a gym and start punching. Fighters are born with differences in physical ability, but you also see a big difference in their skills. That's the trainers influence at work.

Eddie Futch
- Science
- Influence
- Gym
Joe Frazier was the easiest boxer to work with that I ever trained.

Eddie Futch
- Work
- Trained
- Boxer

Sit down, son. It's all over. No-one will ever forget what you did here today.

Eddie Futch
- Forget
- Sit Down