Comments Thread For: Boxing's Body of Lies

[john l]

Very good article. I liked the opening segue about how traditional kinds of fitness often don't avail you for much in the ring. One of my favourite stories one of the trainers at the gym back home in the UK used to tell me is how sometimes some of the local rugby league team would come down to train at the behest of one of the teammates who started off as an amateur boxer. These guys were training year round to compete for 80 minutes straight in one of the highest-intensity contact sports there is at the top level nationally (some of them played internationally too) and apparently once they got in the ring they were all gassed in a matter of minutes and making excuses for checking out. It's true that nothing can prepare you for fighting, except fighting.

Very good post!!That's what guys who have not boxed don't get. It's controlling your nerves that really helps with stamina, and some top pro fighters have not mastered it, its why guys like J Toney could go 12 looking like sh it(at heavy). He was so relaxed in there compared to a guy like AJ or Wlad(who are good fighters)but cant always control their emotions.

[fitbird38]

very exciting to read new replies

[fitbird38]

you are always a good writer

[BodiesInFlight]

definitely both juiced to ****. Kownacki probably shared big baby’s leftover PEDS with Chris

Leftover PEDS.