Most unlazy fighter

[Kid Achilles]

Henry Armstrong certainly seemed to have the most stamina, but if I recall correctly it was discovered that his heart was a third larger than the average human heart after he died. Although he trained very hard, his stamina was largely naturally.

By most accounts from trainers and guys who saw him go to work, Marciano trained harder than any of them. I've heard that he would duckwalk up 30 flights of stairs when staying at a hotel, and then come back down before going into the pool to tread water and practice his uppercuts. The duckwalking, which would completely exhaust most athletes, was just a warmup. Just incredible strength and endurance in his legs. His discipline carried over into his diet when he would often chew on a steak until he had ****** the juice out, and then he'd spit out the actual meat. He was absolutely fanatical about his weight and condition, almost obsessive about it.

And we're talking about a guy who could really put the food away when he wasn't in training. Marciano loved to eat, and had no great love for roadwork, but he was so disciplined and strong willed that he put himself through shaolin monk like preperation for his fights.

Marciano gets my pick, without question.

[Rockin']

The Kid has spoken, I say case closed.

Rockin'

[ricecrispi]

Wtf?

Ali was notorious for being one of the hardest training fighters of all time.

Oh and my vote goes to Marvin Hagler hands down.

Marciano and HAgler went to the same gym and the same family trained both of them

[kjellho]

Don't forget, Rocky Balboa trained hard as hell before his fights. Remember the Drago bout? Running in the snow with bigass trees on his back and ****.. Other than that, I'll say Marciano.

[Verstyle]

Henry Armstrong certainly seemed to have the most stamina, but if I recall correctly it was discovered that his heart was a third larger than the average human heart after he died. Although he trained very hard, his stamina was largely naturally.

By most accounts from trainers and guys who saw him go to work, Marciano trained harder than any of them. I've heard that he would duckwalk up 30 flights of stairs when staying at a hotel, and then come back down before going into the pool to tread water and practice his uppercuts. The duckwalking, which would completely exhaust most athletes, was just a warmup. Just incredible strength and endurance in his legs. His discipline carried over into his diet when he would often chew on a steak until he had ****** the juice out, and then he'd spit out the actual meat. He was absolutely fanatical about his weight and condition, almost obsessive about it.

And we're talking about a guy who could really put the food away when he wasn't in training. Marciano loved to eat, and had no great love for roadwork, but he was so disciplined and strong willed that he put himself through shaolin monk like preperation for his fights.


arnt u talkin bout archie moore

Marciano gets my pick, without question.

[SuzieQ49]

marciano was so obsessed with with his body that he did some freakish things.


marciano's brother said he used to see rocky sitting in front of a lamp for a couple hours following the knob moving back and forth with his eyes. rocky did this because he thought it would help strengthen his eyes!

SCARY!

[Heckler]

i disagree i think ali maybe one of the laziest fighters because just going by what you say about him it seems like he never trained for his fights.
whehter he took them lightly or not you repeat your self saying he never trained for fights

Pre layoff Ali trained very hard and following his layoff he trained very hard for Frazier rematches and Norton... probably trained hardest for Foreman in Zaire. However, against who he percieved as lesser opponents he slacked off, example being the jimmy young fight. The second hardest training fighter of all time?... thats pushing it.

[Kid Achilles]

SuzieQ, do you have any other Marciano training stories from his brother?