Fighters who choose to stand instead of sitting

Eder Jofre

 

charlie zellenoff

 

Foreman is the one I remember most.

honestly I dont know why more guys dont choose to stand between rounds, I certainly would.

once you sit down on your @ss and get somewhat comfortable or relaxed, it takes quite a bit of energy to get back up, and I would imagine that is even more so for big guys like foreman, particularly since the stools are so low to the ground. it would be one thing if they were on barstools, but those stools are like the kind my 3 year old stands on to brush his teeth in front of the mirror.

I imagine that extra bit of energy getting up takes a bit out of you the first 10 or 20 seconds of the next round

 

That is why Fury uses that big bar stool, I would too.

 

I would choose to sit personally. If it was longer than a minute I'd probably get really lazy like when I do a job then drive 30 minutes to my next job, but we're talking a minute break here.

 

I'm not sure how old it is, but it's very old.

Here is Jack Dempsey on a stool: https://paradiseleased.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/dempsey-in-corner.jpg

Edit: now what's really funny is the cornerman lifting the guy off the stool. Saves the knees I guess.

 

Scott Ledoux didn't use a stool either, at least in the few fights I've seen from his boxing career.

 

A minute break honestly feels amazing when your in an exhausting fight

 

Exactly. Even just to relax the legs a bit.

 

So why would you choose to stand?

 

Sorry brotha you must have misread my post. I said I would choose to sit.

It sucks working really hard then taking 20 to 30 minutes off, then going back to work sometimes because you get lazy. I just meant I wouldn't feel that way from a minute break.

 

Oh yea I just misread it lol

 

It’s an old school boxing trick designed to cause cortisol levels in your opponent to rise by “psyching them” out.

When I was going through college I did a few papers on it.

Cortisol is the primary stress hormone, it curbs functions that would be nonessential or detrimental in a fight-or-flight situation. Higher levels also cause fatigue, loss of concentration and irritability with your trainer/corner.

Now as cortisol levels rise testosterone levels decrease. (As a fight fan I assume everyone knows the benefits of testosterone in a fight so I won’t explain why this is bad.)

Real Life Application: You just boxed three minutes with a guy and landed jabs and power shots. You’re tired as you go back to your corner trying to understand what you have to do to get this guy out. You look over, past your trainer, to their corner and see them standing. They aren’t even sitting down as they smile at you.

This would bother most people.

Tyson won fights off guys starting with high levels of cortisol. He simply overwhelmed them before they shook their fear loose.