how tired do fighters get in fights

Far too many variables to give an accurate answer. Things such as length of the fight, weight and age of the fighters, whether the fight was taken on short notice etc. can all be considered.

A quick answer from me would be the fighters should leave it all in the ring if it goes the distance and the fight is fought with conviction to win. Fights aren't won in the ring, they are won in the gym preparing to go to the ring.

 

It's a very difficult thing to explain without having experienced something similar yourself

When you have exerted so much energy your muscles burn and your chest hurts because you cant breathe, and your getting hit, you have headache, your body aches, your ankles, calves and feet hurt from your movement, your hands begin to hurt from throwing punches

You literally push yourself to the physical limit in fights like Manilla

It's also worth noting that Manilla was INCREDIBLY hot, and it only added to whatever feelings and monsterous body shots Ali was taking from Fraizer

It's also a lot different with Heavyweights.

 

As someone with no experience of anything more than light sparring I can only offer this;
I felt pretty good the first time I completed 10x3 on the heavy bag.
Then somone came up and told me that if that took it out me,if I ever got as far as my first amateur bout,I could multiply the exhaustion by 100 and the pain by a thousand.
I can only imagine what the answer to this thread really is.:fire:dead

 

Yep, punching a heavy bag is nowhere near as exhausting as sparring. With the heavy bag you are not moving around near as much, not getting punched at, not missing punches like you would with an opponent----they can help drain you if you miss a lot. Then get in the ring for a real fight and you can amp the energy you use for sparring exponentially because it's the real deal.

I have nothing but respect for the folks that climb in the ring to fight. I don't care if it's amateur or pro. When done right, it takes extreme conditioning to pull it off. No doubt in my mind that by the time a boxer gets to where he/she can go 10-12 rounds, they are some of the best conditioned athletes in the world.

 

After 3x3 minute rounds I felt like I might throw up and then sat on the apron for another 3 minutes drinking water and taking deep breathes. I can only imagine what it would be like in a real fight.

 

I have heard something about not looking tired so your opponent doesn't know you're tired. If you're dead tired though you can tell. Pacquaio and Mayweather, those guys are in amazing shape to fight and don't think they get too tired but i'm sure ocassionaly they feel it.

 

Also the nervousw energy is such a sapper. I don't box but i do perform in front of crowds. I can rehearse over and over, but just one real performance with the nerves and the waiting and the full out effort and I'm exhausted, not just then but for a few days afterwards.

Also you can go at 90% or even 95% for exponentially longer than you can go at 100%. Being truely full effort destroys you.

Adrenaline and nervous energy are such huge factors that anyone in a real fight will experience.

 

Ta giveya an idea, P64, try sparrin' a three-minute round, just holding your hands up wearing 10-ounce gloves. Between avoiding blows 'n tension, you're gloves will feel like anvils 'n you'll be suckin' wind.

 

Surprisingly, its much more tiring than you think.

If you've ever hit a heavy bag non stop for 3 mins, you know it can seem like an eternity.

Moving from that to mitts is even more tiring if you are moving around the ring, throwing combos.

From mitts to sparring is a giant leap in fatigue, not just because of the physical exertion, but also the nervousness of getting punched in the face, not to mention you are defending an moving constantly.

IMO, 5 rounds of hard sparring is more tiring than running a 10K.

 

Good thing street fights are short and sweet.

 

I love the way you talk about Manilla as if you were the one in the ring. And i also like how you compare your athleticism and fitness to those of world class boxers. Interesting stuff

 

It is like the quote, "Train hard and the fight is easy". As I trained harder and did my road work, it got easier. There was a time I stopped my road work and still did well, but my trainer could tell the difference. Pac and PBF train like it was a business. That is why you see top twenty and even contenders getting tired past just say five rounds. They don't train hard enough.

 

You're tired as hell and to add insult to injury the other guy isn't hitting the little green ball over the net...

 

I don't, Manilla itself is notoriously hot and humid, and it was evident in the ring from the two fighters, and also of the commentators who mentioned it regularly.

And I'm not sure how you think I've compared my ability to anyone, I am just stating how I have felt after going rounds, it's all relative, the point being was that given how I have felt, and what I know about the night and the course of the fight

It's incredibly easy to understand why Ali said what he said

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