Tommy Gallagher (trainer)

Tommy Gallagher (trainer)

Thomas ("Tommy") Gallagher is a boxing trainer best known for his role on reality show The Contender as a profane and straight-shooting trainer and coach.

As an amateur fighter, Gallagher won a Golden Gloves title in 1959, but was prevented from turning pro due to a kidney problem.

Gallagher since has worked almost forty years as a trainer, manager, promoter, and gym owner and operator. He has been a factor in the careers of such boxing greats as Doug DeWitt, Vito Antuofermo, Don Lalonde, Lou Savarese, Sergei Kobozev, Segundo Mercado and Merqui Sosa.

Gallagher is married with four children and nine grandchildren.


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