Who showed unwavering discipline throughout their career?

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  1. BEATDOWNZ

    BEATDOWNZ Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Mayweather comes to mind.

    He was never out of shape
    Moved up in weight correctly (never ate his way up)
    Never appeared to run out of steam
    Done it over a twenty year period

    Unbelievable stuff.

    Anyone else spring to mind?
     
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    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Hopkins?
     
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    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I’d swear Salvador Sanchez’s heartbeat never rose above about 30 beats per minute. He could bounce, punch, move and fight all day.
     
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    Marvin Hagler.
    D!ck Tiger.
     
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    Eubank Sr and Jones Jr never drank alcohol. Looked a million bucks apiece.
     
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    Marvin Hagler is the first that comes to mind.

    Rocky Marciano was disciplined.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Tunney
    Mancini
    McGuigan
    Arguello
    Jim Watt
    Zale
    Basilio
    Pedroza
    Harada
     
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Emile Griffith.
     
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    Fought every big fight at home . could sleep in his own house etc. Picked the gloves (***** pillows) ref, judges, ringsize, cheated vs Pac with IV. Probably peds.
    Yeah! Real inspiring!!!!!!!
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Jimmy Wilde was almost fanatical about fighting. He really loved it and consequently always kept in shape, alongside activity in the booth fights. A true Taffy spirit!

    Kuniaki Shibata also stands out to me. To keep up that explosiveness, that movement, slipping and counter punching, for 15 rounds straight and still look fresh fitness wise implies to me a special dedication. The same can be said for all the top level Featherweights of the 60s and 70s, such as Saldivar, Winstone etc.
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Your man Veeraphol never looked ill prepared or out of place in the ring, either.
     
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    I think Ray Leonard was pretty consistently in fighting shape for all his bouts - his struggles at the end were driven more by slowing reflexes and timing than conditioning

    Michael Spinks comes to mind also

    Hagler is a given
     
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    Classic example of a guy who benefited from fighting more. ;)
     
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    Well, it did help that he was tough af too.
     
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    I'll go my grave saying Deathmask was a bad muh'****er.

    Your man Tatsuyoshi was (and still is?) a training fanatic, right?
     
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