When I met Terri the first thing that impressed
me was her solid character and mental and
physical strength. I didn’t know her, but she
had somehow managed to slide into my gym
from out of town on the shirttail of a fighter that
was a sparring partner with some of my
fighters. She wound up sparring with a talented
young lady I was training and immediately I was
impressed. She managed to dominate the
sparring session with nothing more than raw
ability and mental will, though she obviously had
less skill and informal training. That day, I saw
that Terri had unlimited potential, and all she
needed was a professor of the Sweet Science to
tutor her into a World Class fighter.
me was her solid character and mental and
physical strength. I didn’t know her, but she
had somehow managed to slide into my gym
from out of town on the shirttail of a fighter that
was a sparring partner with some of my
fighters. She wound up sparring with a talented
young lady I was training and immediately I was
impressed. She managed to dominate the
sparring session with nothing more than raw
ability and mental will, though she obviously had
less skill and informal training. That day, I saw
that Terri had unlimited potential, and all she
needed was a professor of the Sweet Science to
tutor her into a World Class fighter.
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From the beginning of my relationship with her as her trainer, I found that
she is always in good physical condition and has a spirit that won’t quit.
Those were easy ingredients to begin my work with her. Starting late with
no opportunity for an amateur background, Terri found herself in a less-
than-desirable position with her first trainer, who obviously had no interest
in her success as a fighter. While she knew her predicament, she still took
the professional fights offered to her under her former trainer. One thing
she knew was that she wanted experience, no matter how tough it may be.
Terri told me she always saw herself as a champion. Her belief showed even
though she lost her first three fights against higher weight classes,
champions, and fully developed fighters with real backing. What impressed
me was that she didn’t get stopped, crumble, or quit, though I knew that
most boxers would have done so under those circumstances. In fact, until I
decided to train her, she didn’t even know if things would ever get better for
her, yet she continued to press on as though she were on a beeline to the
world title.
she is always in good physical condition and has a spirit that won’t quit.
Those were easy ingredients to begin my work with her. Starting late with
no opportunity for an amateur background, Terri found herself in a less-
than-desirable position with her first trainer, who obviously had no interest
in her success as a fighter. While she knew her predicament, she still took
the professional fights offered to her under her former trainer. One thing
she knew was that she wanted experience, no matter how tough it may be.
Terri told me she always saw herself as a champion. Her belief showed even
though she lost her first three fights against higher weight classes,
champions, and fully developed fighters with real backing. What impressed
me was that she didn’t get stopped, crumble, or quit, though I knew that
most boxers would have done so under those circumstances. In fact, until I
decided to train her, she didn’t even know if things would ever get better for
her, yet she continued to press on as though she were on a beeline to the
world title.
Now that Terri is a World Champion, she told me she wants to be a
trainer, “just like you”, she said. So while I train and teach her, I
teach her to train. She has a good following already for a young
trainer. I’ve seen incredible results in the girls she trains. She’s
picked up my hand-pad technique, which is something I’ve never
even seen another man be able to do, in fact, I’ve been rated as one
of the top hand-pad men in the world. This I know to be true, which
makes it for her a new goal of being a top rated female hand pad
“technician”. I’ve never seen a female work the pads like she does.
She has had excellent world-class training as a fighter, which she is
using graciously as a trainer. She has taken everything I taught her
and applied it with expertise to the women she trains, and knowing
Terri she will master this and anything she puts her mind to. She is
my student and my friend, and what I call a champion of life.
trainer, “just like you”, she said. So while I train and teach her, I
teach her to train. She has a good following already for a young
trainer. I’ve seen incredible results in the girls she trains. She’s
picked up my hand-pad technique, which is something I’ve never
even seen another man be able to do, in fact, I’ve been rated as one
of the top hand-pad men in the world. This I know to be true, which
makes it for her a new goal of being a top rated female hand pad
“technician”. I’ve never seen a female work the pads like she does.
She has had excellent world-class training as a fighter, which she is
using graciously as a trainer. She has taken everything I taught her
and applied it with expertise to the women she trains, and knowing
Terri she will master this and anything she puts her mind to. She is
my student and my friend, and what I call a champion of life.
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Her determination was a real asset considering she had to drive 120 miles a day to train. Yet there
she was, day after day, grateful just to be there with me. It didn’t take long for her skills to
sharpen. Her next fight was with #1 ranked Nina Ahlin whom I had previously turned pro and
groomed into a world-class contender. Terri took the fight to Nina and gave Nina her first
hometown upset, reeling Terri to the #2 world ranked strawweight position. A winning streak
followed, as Terri’s confidence grew and a short period of support came to her. I continued my
instruction with her creating one of the best, most slick boxer-punchers I’ve ever trained, which
consists of a long list of champions and world-class female boxers. Contrary to most of the fighters
I’ve worked with, Terri never was able to obtain any kind of backing,so her quest for a world title has
been much more difficult.
she was, day after day, grateful just to be there with me. It didn’t take long for her skills to
sharpen. Her next fight was with #1 ranked Nina Ahlin whom I had previously turned pro and
groomed into a world-class contender. Terri took the fight to Nina and gave Nina her first
hometown upset, reeling Terri to the #2 world ranked strawweight position. A winning streak
followed, as Terri’s confidence grew and a short period of support came to her. I continued my
instruction with her creating one of the best, most slick boxer-punchers I’ve ever trained, which
consists of a long list of champions and world-class female boxers. Contrary to most of the fighters
I’ve worked with, Terri never was able to obtain any kind of backing,so her quest for a world title has
been much more difficult.
I have never doubted that Terri is world-class material and has all the ingredients of a true champion.
Through all of the work I’ve done in women’s boxing, working with several world-class fighters and
champions, I rank Terri with the best. She has become undoubtedly the most skilled female fighter
I've ever trained. No one has taken to my style like she has.
Through all of the work I’ve done in women’s boxing, working with several world-class fighters and
champions, I rank Terri with the best. She has become undoubtedly the most skilled female fighter
I've ever trained. No one has taken to my style like she has.
At one point I even promoted a World title fight for her (102lb WIBA)
and due to the lack of assistance and support, Terri aided me in raising
the money for the fight and working the event. This proved too much
for us both as exhaustion set in weeks before the fight. Terri was
unable to perform due to plain old-fashioned burnout. Although the
promotion was a success, Terri’s championship fight slipped through
her hands. “These struggles are the kinds of things real champions
are made of”, I told her. “A real hero never has it easy. In any great
hero story, they must first learn who they are, feel all their potential,
and see great things coming, and then some tragedy hits. They have
to go through a period of testing to groom them into what they are
meant to be. Your true potential can only be met through sacrifice,
struggle, and the decision to believe in yourself no matter how grim
the circumstances may look. A real champion must be able to get up
off the canvas, still fighting, still believing, and win.” A champion is one
thing I’ve always seen in Terri. And I have been determined to make
her a champion since the beginning.
and due to the lack of assistance and support, Terri aided me in raising
the money for the fight and working the event. This proved too much
for us both as exhaustion set in weeks before the fight. Terri was
unable to perform due to plain old-fashioned burnout. Although the
promotion was a success, Terri’s championship fight slipped through
her hands. “These struggles are the kinds of things real champions
are made of”, I told her. “A real hero never has it easy. In any great
hero story, they must first learn who they are, feel all their potential,
and see great things coming, and then some tragedy hits. They have
to go through a period of testing to groom them into what they are
meant to be. Your true potential can only be met through sacrifice,
struggle, and the decision to believe in yourself no matter how grim
the circumstances may look. A real champion must be able to get up
off the canvas, still fighting, still believing, and win.” A champion is one
thing I’ve always seen in Terri. And I have been determined to make
her a champion since the beginning.