"And I think it's just right that whatever conversations we have are about something else. "I really haven't talked to Dan a lot, like I would if Dominick was the guy he was promoting," Joe said. And they do talk shop, but in this instance, the tone and subjects of their conversations have been altered due to the special circumstances of this fight. The close-knit brothers usually keep in regular contact with each other. "James is in great shape, and once that is accomplished I don't believe there's a heavyweight in the world that my brother or Emanuel Steward or anybody else could train to get ready to beat James." But luckily for our company, I just believe that there's only so much Joe can do with Dominick against who I think is the best heavyweight in the world today and one of the greatest fighters of all time. "And it doesn't change because he's in the opposite corner. "I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that I thought my brother was one of the best trainers in the business today," Dan said. Promoter Dan Goossen on his brother Joe And it doesn't change because he's in the opposite corner. I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that I thought my brother was one of the best trainers in the business today. His honest, upbeat manner could be exactly what "The Southern Disaster" needs in moments of uncertainty. Goossen is one of the premier ring jockeys in the game. So just how much of an effect can Joe have on the underachieving Guinn? Not too long ago, Guinn was thought of as the premier heavyweight prospect before seemingly falling into the abyss of mediocrity in his last three bouts. Whoever was on the opposing team, it was like you came from Russia," Dan said. "We used to play street hockey with my other brothers. "My dad had knocked out a bunch of walls in our original house in the valley and made this huge, super-sized living room," Joe said. "We did a lot of indoor activities, boxing matches, baseball, football games."Īnd most of these events took place in the Goossen's home nest. And even when he wasn't organizing some sort of game, we were. Whether it was indoors or outdoors, my dad had us playing something. "We were very competitive there was always some game going on. 1, that was our whole household," Joe said. In a household which contained eight brothers and two sisters, competition was the norm. I've won the heavyweight championship of the world, had many, many champions I've been involved with, James to Tyson, to Michael Nunn and Terry Norris, and I've never ever gotten as excited as I did for my brother when I felt he was a very instrumental part in getting Diego to be victorious that night."īut it won't be the first time they've ever competed, far from it. When Corrales knocked out Castillo, I gotta tell you, I've never been so excited. For Joe, especially with fighters that aren't attached to us, I just want to see him win. "Mine, I look at it as a business I've been on both sides of the coin, winning and losing. "I was telling my son Craig that I get more excited for his fights than I do for mine," Dan, 55, said of Joe, 51. But that won't be the case when his man, James Toney, takes on Dominick Guinn - who just happens to be trained by his brother - Saturday night (9:15 ET/PT, Showtime) at the Reno Events Center. Usually, promoter Dan Goossen is his brother Joe's biggest supporter when he's working the corner of a particular fighter. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserīrothers on opposite sides in Toney-Guinn duel
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