Sleep before a big fight

How do these boxers do it before a very big fight.

I remember Kessler saying he didnt sleep the night before the Calzaghe fight and since that fight was like 4:00am he must of been awake for more than 36 hours.

Also I think Ding said he used to take sleeping pills, but it would continue to have its effects during fight night and he wouldnt be 100% ready.

Its hard to imagine whats going on in the heads of Pacquiao and Hatton tonight when trying to sleep.

 

Manny probably reads the bible till he passes out, and Hatton probably yokes off to the footage of him in a thong before he hits the hay. These guys have their methods, I'm sure.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

I don't know either. I know a lot of athletes have a tough time sleeping before a big event. I remember Jerry Rice saying he couldn't sleep at all the night before the Super Bowl (obviously it didn't hurt his performance).

Rocky Marciano was known to take naps in the dressing room before a fight. :?

 

I think Joe Louis would do the same thing as well.

 

I've always been curious of this myself.

 

from the title i thought u were talking bout us poor ****ers in the uk!! atsch

 

Ambien works like a dream. Also load carbs early in the day.

 

Hearns said that he lies in bed but does not get much sleep. Just a little as the night goes by.

 

My question is how they fall asleep after the fight. I mean especially a brutal fight where they had a bloody nose, a cuts all over their face, a broken hand, etc. it must be tough to breathe in bed if you get beat up enough

 

Sleeping pills would fix that easily along with morphine.

The pills cant be taken the night before a fight because it could have continued effects for the following day.

 

That's nothing compared to the rough training they 'should' have had during camp. Trust me.

 

If Hatton or Manny have problems sleeping, they could always watch the Klitschko - Ibragimov fight.