Don Turner is a boxing trainer.

Biography

He is well known for his work with

Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and is the on ...

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

Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a former professional boxer and boxing commentator who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, a two-time lineal champion, and the last heavyweight to hold ...

. Turner worked with Heavyweight contender Michael Grant and most recently with rising prospect

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. 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 full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout. Cutmen typically handle swelling, noseb ...

is "the biggest scam in boxing." During the heavyweight championship bout, 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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