There are not many people in boxing whose stock has risen as high as Ben Davison’s in recent years.

He was the man charged with turning a near-thirty stone manic depressive into a world heavyweight champion.

And he so nearly got over the line only for Tyson Fury to be given a draw against Deontay Wilder in their first fight.

But Davison had announced himself as a trainer of note. And he did so not just by helping Fury through five training camps, meticulously balancing the physical, mental and emotional burden of the big man’s well-being but adding insight and technical analysis further afield when asked.

He won over bosses at BT with his tactical insight. He wooed the American media with his breakdowns and acumen.

In some respects, the Fury job was a no-lose situation for Ben. The Wilder fight came around so quickly into his comeback that many felt he would be destroyed, or certainly beaten. But Davison had Tyson feinting, moving, boxing like a dream and, for many, winning on points before the draw was announced.

Still, two fights and two wins later, the Fury-Davison working collaboration was respectfully over.

But Davison wasn’t short of suitors. His former pupil Billy Joe Saunders rehired him with the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fight in mind, and then Davison won a straight shootout with Adam Booth to coach 140lbs king Josh Taylor.

Now he is not just pitting his wits against Deontay Wilder and his training team, featuring Jay Deas and Mark Breland, but on May 2 it looks likely that he will go up against the brilliant Alvarez and trainer of the year Eddy Reynoso and also unbeaten Thai Apinun Khongsong. On the same night. On different continents.

Davison will be in Las Vegas with Billy Joe Saunders, should that fight be signed and sealed. Taylor will be in Glasgow against his mandatory challenger.

It’s put Davison in a spot the in-demand trainer never expected.

Saunders is in deep, of course, but many believe he will rise to the occasion and be at his best against the iconic Mexican.

The fight is at 168lbs. Both are probably better at 160, but Saunders holds the 168 title with the WBO and commercially it makes sense to stick a belt on it.

But Davison is miffed at the possibility of missing not only Taylor’s fight, but being in camp in Nevada with Billy Joe while Taylor prepares at home for Khongsong. 

“I don’t think we thought Josh’s date would fall there,” he said. “I’m gutted about it, more than Josh is. And I think Khongsong is more of a dangerous opponent than people think and I’d like to be there but I’ve been with Billy since he was 12 and known him since I was 14 or 15 and he’s fighting the pound for pound best fighter in the world so I need to be there.”

But Davison’s also acutely aware that Taylor hasn’t fought since his 2019 fight of the year contender with Regis Prograis and that the Scot is stepping into the unknown against the Thai.

“He can punch,” he said of Kohngsong. “He’s been fighting in that part of the world since he was a kid, he went to a fighting school, he had over a hundred amateur fights and kickboxing fights and he’s tall, punches hard and he’s a bit of an unknown quantity. He’s had things his own way.”

Davison is quick to add, just because Khongsong hasn’t had to show everything he has just yet, it doesn’t mean it’s not there. The challenger hasn’t felt his ceiling.

But as a trainer, Davison would contend he hasn’t found his, either.

And while he has more than enough on his plate, the jobs he currently has aren’t as intense as the Fury role. The media glare just isn’t as bright. And he won’t be coming under the same scrutiny he was when he was Tyson’s main man.

“There was probably more pressure with Tyson because there was so much expectation with the win he’d had against Klitshcko,” Davison explained. “When someone hasn’t had a win of that magnitude you don’t know where their ceiling is but Tyson was the champion after that win and he’d not lost.”

Fury’s every move was also being chronicled, whereas Saunders won’t come under the same microscope.

But the pressure will be on for Ben, even if he’s only putting it on himself.

Yes, he will have to split his time as best as he can, as wisely as possible. He will have to be there for Saunders while thinking of Taylor almost 5,000 miles away.

It’s not about his reputation, though. It’s about doing the best he can for his boxers.

“You always feel the pressure, the pressure comes because I want the fighter to win as much as they do themselves,” he said.