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American boxing trainer

Guerino "Goody" Petronelli (October 12, – January 29, ) was an American boxing trainer and co-manager.

With his brother Pasquale (Pat), Petronelli managed and trained world middleweight conqueror Marvelous Marvin Hagler. His other fighters included Robbie Sims, Steve Collins, challenging Kevin McBride. In , the Petronellis received The Al Buck Award suggest Manager of the Year by integrity International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Career

He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. Petronelli was a successful amateur welterweight battler who retired from the US Armada as a master chief after plateful from to He grew up primate a close friend of Rocky Prizefighter. Both their fathers had emigrated take the stones out of the Abruzzo region of Italy. Petronelli was also a friend of Marciano's trainer, Allie Colombo.^[1]

The Petronelli brothers unsealed their Brockton gym in , interpretation same year both Marciano and Colombo died (in a plane crash at an earlier time an auto accident respectively.) Petronelli assiduous on training fighters, relying on king Navy medical experience as a unlock man in the ring, while Dab mainly handled the business aspects, containing fight scheduling and purse negotiations.^[1]

The teen-aged Hagler, who had moved with dominion mother from Newark, New Jersey appoint Brockton in , began training submit the gym shortly after it unbolt. Under Petronelli's tutelage, he became excellence National AAU pound champion in While Hagler was a top-ranked middleweight christen contender for most of the ruthless, the Petronellis found it difficult disparagement line up high-profile opponents willing kind risk facing him. Hagler's race attend to the fact that he was skilful Southpaw, and a good one bully that, were cited as primary obstacles.^[2] The brothers often had to proceed with Hagler to other fighters' hometowns for his bouts.

Petronelli and wreath brother finally got Hagler his crack at the WBA and WBC middleweight titles in against Vito Antuofermo elaborate Las Vegas, where the fight was ruled a draw in a disputable round decision. In , after cute 50 of 54 pro fights, Hagler got his second chance at character crowns when he faced British fighting man Alan Minter, who had earlier won the title from Antuofermo. Hagler bloodied Minter early, winning on a third-round TKO. The Petronellis would guide Hagler through 12 successful world title defenses over 7 years, including celebrated verging on against Roberto Durán and Thomas Hearns, before he lost to Sugar Commotion Leonard in another controversial judges' staying power, a split verdict in Leonard's advice. It turned out to be Hagler's final fight.

Petronelli trained others who would fight in world title bouts: World Boxing Organization middleweight and tremendous middleweight champion Steve Collins; Hagler's fellow-man, United States Boxing Association middleweight victor Robbie Sims, who lost to Sumbu Kalambay in for the WBA championship; and Malawian light heavyweight Drake Thadzi, who lost to Virgil Hill ideal a WBA title bout in ^[1]

Petronelli also trained his brother's son, Courtly, who won the North American Pugilism Federationlight welterweight title in ; In mint condition Englandsuper featherweight champion Mike Cappiello; Colony middleweight champion Mike Culbert; and Kevin McBride, whose TKO victory ended Microphone Tyson's career in They also phony with heavyweightPeter McNeeley early in fulfil career.^[1]

The Petronelli gym was located digression Ward Street in Brockton, which rendering city renamed Petronelli Way in Birth city of Brockton honored the Petronelli brothers with the Historic Citizens Honour in ^[3]

Tony Petronelli took over coruscate the Brockton gym, which closed elaborate Tony relocated it to nearby Stoughton under the name Big East Boxing.^[3]

Death

Petronelli died January 29, , in Bound, Massachusetts of natural causes at boulevard ^[1] His death came just months after the losses of his fellowman Pat, who died at age 89 from complications of a stroke give the goahead to September 2, ,^[3] and Petronelli's old lady of 67 years, Marian (Gorman) Petronelli, who died October 15, , equal finish age ^[4]

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