Who were the most disciplined fighters ever?

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  1. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What I mean by disciplined is that the fighter was dedicated t conditioning year round and keeping their skills sharp. The best example is Bernard Hopkins but who else has shown dedication to the sport?
     
  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Marvin Hagler, Salvador Sanchez, Manny Pacquiao.
     
  3. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    Marvin Hagler
    Carmine Basilio
    Rocky Marciano
     
  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Marciano
    Hagler
    Tunney
     
  5. Tin_Ribs

    Tin_Ribs Me Full Member

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    How about Archie Moore? Or was his longevity more due to craftiness and ring intelligence? He had to be doing something right discipline-wise in winning the fights he did at such an advanced age.

    Chris Arreola?
     
  6. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hilarious.
     
  7. mstar

    mstar Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I heard hagler was very disiplined anyone have the truth behind this?
     
  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hagler was a fierce trainer, but was not without sin as he liked his beer.....

    Frank Bruno had many flaws, but discipline in training was not one of them. Indeed one of his weaknesses may of been that great body and all the oxygen it needed to keep going in fights....
     
  9. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Pacquaio is a monster in training, I think Mayweather's fitness and training intensity is overrated, Mosley trains pretty hard, Hopkins is very very dedicated, Hatton would train very very hard in camp (not outside them though)

    Allot of the most talented are gym a holics, training breeds success
     
  10. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I read Moore's book and he was very disciplined from that knowledge, a good man through and through it seems,
     
  11. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Hopkins
    Pacquiao
    Calzaghe
    Marciano
    Mayweather

    To name a few.

    Marquez runs 15,000 ft above snow level & is always there to the end throwing so must be included & just watching Sal Sanchez go 15 without breaking sweat tells me he probably had some voodoo **** going on as opposed to actual training.
     
  12. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Haha at the Sanchez comment, and very good one on Calzaghe.
     
  13. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Armstong/Robinson must have pretty hard, so must Leonard/Delahoya
     
  14. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Prime Tyson also had a very heavy regime, in a way you can understand why he deteriated, got everything money/fame/adoration/legacy, why get up at 5am to run?
     
  15. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Moore did blow up between bouts though, and really did struggle to boil down to 175 later in his career, basically becoming what is know today as a Bulimic to get down to the weight.