Don Turner is a boxing trainer.

Biography

He is well known for his work with

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during the late 1990s, specifically during Holyfield's two wins over

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. He was also at Holyfield's side when he fought

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. Turner worked with Heavyweight contender Michael Grant and most recently with rising prospect John Duddy. Don Turner has worked with or trained more than 20 world boxing champions and countless top ranked contenders.

Cutman Incident

He is credited as being the man who convinced Evander Holyfield that the

cutman A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a Contact sport#Full-contact, full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout. Cutmen typic ...

is "the biggest scam in boxing." During the first heavyweight championship bout against Michael Moorer, Holyfield suffered a cut above his left eye which kept reopening during the match, affecting his vision. The lack of a cutman is thought to have been a determining factor that cost Holyfield the match.

References

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