Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin in an interview with , he said that it is worth learning only some points from American coaches, but not going through full-fledged camps.
Olympic champion 2004, world champion 2003, two-time European champion Alexander Povetkin won 36 victories in the professional ring, suffered three defeats and had one draw. In the summer of 2021, Povetkin announced his retirement.
— What do you think a coach should look like?
— Strong in character, but also capable of finding understanding with his student.
— That is, the coach should be more of a psychological teacher, or should he have boxing skills?
– Listen, boxing skills are a must. But you also have to be able to find an approach. So all of the above is equally important. Well, I trained with Teddy Atlas… I told him, “That’s not enough for me, I still want to box and train.” And his response: “Are you a coach? Well, practice. » And then he added a few words. They have a short conversation. They have a different mentality. Americans, damn it, that’s a word. I have always paid attention to this. Valery Ivanovich is ours, a Soviet man. He is a man who lets everything pass through him. How he treated children… He knew how to find an approach.
— You didn’t want to become a coach yourself?
– (Laughs). Not every good athlete will make a good coach.
– So are you talking about yourself?
– Yes, yes exactly. I can tell the kids something, but I don’t feel like I can teach them anything.
— Speaking of working with foreign coaches. Can we say that this factor had an impact in the fight with Vladimir Klitschko? (On October 5, 2013, Povetkin lost to Klitschko in Moscow by unanimous decision. – Ed.)
– Maybe. They brought Stacy McKinley (Mike Tyson’s former trainer)… You can learn something from them, find something new, do some training sessions, but with your trainer, and not prepare for a fight with them. After all, he begins to remake you in his own way and according to his vision. And I have to break… At that time I was already an adult and mature boxer.
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