About Tommy Brooks
Tommy Brooks, 71, American boxing trainer (Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson), colon cancer.
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|Tommy Brooks (June 6, 1954 – July 29, 2025) was an American boxing trainer and a boxer. He is best known as the trainer of Evander Holyfield.
Amateur boxing career
As an amateur Brooks was the 1975 National AAU Middleweight champion.
Professional boxing career
Brooks turned professional and had a reported career record of 7–3. After his boxing career he became a trainer.
Boxing trainer
Among the boxers/boxing world champions who have trained under Brooks at some point of their career are:
Death
Brooks died of cancer on July 29, 2025, at the age of 71.
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