By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Hall of Fame boxing trainer Johnny Lewis, who trained greats like Jeff Fenech, Kostya Tszyu and Jeff Harding, has teamed up with Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Harry Garside. Lewis will now coach the classy lightweight, who will make his pro debut on the undercard of WBO #1 Tim Tszyu vs. WBO #7 Takeshi Inoue on November 17 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney promoted by George Rose of No Limit Boxing Promotions.
“I honestly do believe in him,” Lewis told Fox Sports. “Like any other fighter, you really need a good promoter and you really need a really good manager, well, he’s got them both. He’s got great height, has a beautiful reach, and a lot of people think he doesn’t punch hard, so that’s a great asset for us to go into the ring with…he will then nail them.
“I’ve always thought you compare it to a game of chess, a good boxing event. With that, it’s between the two ears where you win the fight. This is something this kid has good. Even when he’s shadow sparring, he’s thinking. He gets on the bags, he’s thinking. He’s a good thinker, and I think that’s a great asset in itself. He’s a thinking boxer.”
Johnny Lewis is not sophisticated enough to train this type of fighter. Lewis is a motivator not a technician.
And your claim to fame is…?
Good call, Australia’s only international boxing hall of fame trainer who train legitimate pound for pound contenders knows nothing about boxing. Where do they find these muppets??? I don’t know who you are but you know nothing about boxing.
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Hopefully Harry gets some good competitive opponents from the beginning and does not get fed outclassed and overmatched opposition to pad a record as so many other australian fighters have done in the past. These quick easy wins look good on paper but ultimately do absolutely nothing to prepare a hot prospect for the real challenges ahead where they often get found out when they find themselves in with somebody that hits back.