Top level boxers drunk during a fight...

[Derranged]

Is anyone aware of any fighters fighting drunk or buzzed? Supposedly Jake Lamotta has done this.

Anyone else? Are there rules against it? I mean of course its completely idiotic to do such a thing, I just wonder if there are fighters who have done it.

And I'm talking about at the top level of course. I'm sure there are unknown club fighters/bottom feeders who fight on like really short notice and don't give a crap.

[johnm is...]

I don't know about "drunk", but I do remember reading a while back that Oscar said it was very common for a fighter to take a couple of shots in the dressing room, to relax the nerves.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I don't know about "drunk", but I do remember reading a while back that Oscar said it was very common for a fighter to take a couple of shots in the dressing room, to relax the nerves.

There's gotta be a better way to deal with this. A couple of shots might not be a lot but can it affect you negatively in some way or another?

[Derranged]

There's gotta be a better way to deal with this. A couple of shots might not be a lot but can it affect you negatively in some way or another?

It could if the fighter has a low tolerance for alcohol and if they have an empty stomach, which I assume they would. I guess also those couple of shots could make one have to piss.

[John Barron]

kelly pavlik perhaps?

[Derranged]

I wouldn't be surprised if Ricky the 'itman 'Atton has fought with a few pints in him.

[RVABoxer]

I wouldn't be surprised if fighters took Xanax or klonopin before a fight to relax some. I think i saw some documentary where JCC Sr took Xanax to sleep the night before so he might have taken them before the fight too just to relax

[HWChampion]

Kelly Pavlik without a doubt.

[Russian Crushin]

Emmanuel Augustus.....he is nicknamed "the drunkin master"

[killacash]

My trainer Mr. Byrd(Chris Byrd's pops) said this was common back in the day to relax the nerves. I recall Holyfield taking shots before the Tyson fight if i remember correctly.