Fighter Managers???

[GoGo]

Hey guys I'm racking peoples brains for their opinions on fighter managers.

Kick boxing is becoming more and more professional and with a plethora of hungry promoters out there and a muddied water of the title belt/sanctioning body sea do you guys think fighters even amateur ones should have a manager makin sure they are heading down the right path and getting themselves the right fights to bring them along right (esp amateurs need to be developed and nurtured and their body somewhat preserved for their pro days when the real wars start and you are duely paid for the punishment you recieve)

I myself as a heavy weight know one or two bad mismatches and the punishment absorbed may effectively throw my career off track if not completely derail it!

Ask Gurkan Ozkan how his heavy weight foray went and hats off to him but if he had have eased his way slower into the heavy mix he may have slowly been able to develop his checking technique and stay in the big game a little longer!1

Any ones opinions and if they recommend them then who are the good ones in Oz or NSW

Don't take a knife to a gun fight! So train harder than the next guy

[ChrisQ]

Does a good trainer not equal a good manager?

[jt]

No a good trainer may not have contacts he may not like certain promoters or fight trainers so therefore doesnt deal with them and sometimes trainers throw their fighters in the deep end and some fighters cant deal with that.

It takes a BIG man to cry, it takes a BIGGER man to laugh at that man!!!

[GoGo]

Guys JT is right a trainer can do the job just fine in some cases in my case Rhett is fine at gettimng fights I was just askimng the question as in boxing when you go pro you have both a trainer who is good at training and a manager who is good at carefully selecting opponents and managing the other side of fighting, K1 World Champ Mark Hunt has a manager I notice Ray matsumura Tarik Solak and Dixon Mciver a;l manage fighters but do not train them so was after the reasons why and thebenefits which it may semm are to get more international contacts at the expense of a percentage of your fight purse

Don't take a knife to a gun fight! So train harder than the next guy

[Besty]

Hi guys also beware of the money hungry trainers asking for money,from promoters for fighters only haveing one or two fights under their belt,I dont think the fighter would see any $$$$$$

[DazMon]

YEP!

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[Lucy Tui]

From my experience as a manager for fighters in the past and future I think it depends on how much the manager & trainer & fighter get along with each other... we all need to know our jobs and what is required from each other. Knowing promoters plays a big part in management especially if you can help the fighters reach their goals and dreams in the sport.
From my experience Fighter,Trainer, Promoters, Manager, if you can work together as a team you all are in a win win situation.
You can have a trainer who just wants to concentrate on your training then have a manager that works on your fights and a promoter willing to promote you.
It is definetly team work.
Regards
Lucy Tui:)

[GoGo]

Thanks Lucy more good advice

Cheers and thanks for the email too

Don't take a knife to a gun fight! So train harder than the next guy