Ray Arcel

Ray Arcel ( born August 30, 1899 in Terre Haute, Indiana; † 7 March 1994) was an American boxing coach.

1923 Arcel oversaw his first world champion, Frankie Genaro. From 1925 to 1934 he worked in a team with Whitey pumice. Together they coached, among others, Jackie ( "Kid" ) Berg, Lou Brouillard and Sixto Escobar.

Arcel trained Barney Ross and Benny Leonard oversaw his boyhood idol in a comeback attempt.

His first was the Irish-American heavyweight champion James J. Braddock; this he trained for the fight against Joe Louis. As a result, he prepared 14 by Louis ' challengers before, all in vain, to Ezzard Charles in 1950 finally beat him. Besides, he coached Tony Marino, Ceferino Garcia, Billy and Tony Zale Soose.

In the 1950s, he worked with the ABC to show boxing matches that were not controlled by the International Boxing Club (IBC ) of the Mafia. In September 1953, he was put down in front of a Boston hotel with a lead pipe; then he stepped back from boxing for now.

In the 1970s, he appeared again on the scene as coach of the Panamanian Peppermint Frazier and later eight years, Roberto Duran, whom he left in the rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard after the disappointing task.

Arcel finished his career with the training of heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, which he called " White Hope " Gerry Cooney was responsible, among other things in the famous battle against the 1982. He has been helped by Eddie Futch. In 1991, he was welcomed into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.