English Wilson "Bouie" Fisher (June 1, 1928 – June 30, 2011) was a boxing coach, who trained

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for the majority of his career.

Career

Fisher was an amateur and professional boxer who coached Bernard Hopkins from 1989 until their split in 2002 which resulted in Fisher taking Hopkins to court, claiming he was underpaid by $255,000. They re-united in 2003, and split again in 2005, again with Fisher claiming to be underpaid, this time by $200,000.

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, Fishers long-term assistant, took over as Hopkins' head coach from 2005.

Awards

Fisher won the Eddie Futch-John F.X. Condon Award, awarded by the Boxing Writers Association of America, for Trainer of the Year in 2001.

Death

Bouie died aged 83 in June 2011 following a long illness.

References

Sources

*http://www.boxingscene.com/bouie-fisher-ex-hopkins-trainer-passes-age-83--40987 *http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6726511 *http://www.eastsideboxing.com/Interview-Fisher.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, English American boxing trainers 1928 births 2011 deaths