Former Mike Tyson trainer loses battle with cancer

The boxing satellite has mislaid 1 of its quiescent but large names. Tommy Brooks, a celebrated American trainer from the 1990s and aboriginal 2000s, has died astatine the property of 71 aft a conflict with colon cancer.

Anyone who followed boxing astatine that clip knows however overmuch his fighters achieved. He is champion known for his enactment with Evander Holyfield, but helium was besides successful the country of Mike Tyson, Pernell Whitaker, Mike McCallum. He was adjacent hired by the Klitschko brothers, and aboriginal by the Chinese nationalist team, wherever helium worked with Zhilei Zhang.

Brooks had his ain mode – direct, but ever respectful. His son-in-law Shaun George erstwhile said:
"Tommy was 1 of those guys that you ever knew wherever you stood. Brutally honest, but afloat of emotion and care. A antheral who would instrumentality his garment disconnected and springiness it to you. One of the kindest radical you could meet, but helium ne'er lied. That's what each men should aspire to be."

From combatant to legendary trainer

Brooks grew up successful San Diego, aboriginal surviving successful Knoxville. In his amateur career, helium besides defeated Michael Spinks and won the Golden Gloves. He had a nonrecreational grounds of 7-3, but the existent communicative begins successful 1982 erstwhile helium became a trainer.

He learned from the champion and yet stood successful the country of satellite champions. George besides spoke of him this way:
"He was a champion trainer. Holyfield, Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko... He taught maine a lot, but the astir important happening was to beryllium a quality being and to person respect for others. He was a diamond, a boxing legend, and I don't deliberation galore radical adjacent cognize however overmuch helium meant due to the fact that helium was quiescent and reserved."

Brooks was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame successful 2003. His publication to boxing is not measured lone by titles, but besides by the radical helium shaped.