Old School Stamina

Nellie Bly's classic article on Sullivan's preparation for Kilrain is as good a place as any to start.

http://www.bareknuckleboxinghalloffame.com/id2.html

 

Long, slow runs, and a lot of this:

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And I don't mean any disrespect by that, they paced themselves five million round fights.

 

Good point. Those clinches give people a little "break" and were very beneficial especially when people had to go I dunno..... like 20 rounds! I don't know why some people crucify clinching now it's just apart of the sport and can help to not only regain abit of stamina but to slow down the pace of the fight and to turn your opponent, stop a pressure fighter from trying to corner you, etc.

 

Lots of rubbing going on in those days.

Draw what conclusion you may.

 

Second winds. Once you get it, you can go a long time. I think fighters factored this onto their training.

 

What the hell never knew "Nellie Bly" was a person, that the name of a kid's amusement park in Brooklyn.

 

Not all the long fights were "clinchfests" though, see Wolgast vs Nelson. Just two well-conditioned and extremely tough battlers.

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You're right. It toke very strong willpower for guys to continue on like that.

 

Nellie Bly was the first prominent female reporter of her time...They
even wrote a song in her honor...

 

Good point. You also reminded me that in the past, just like today, some men were more conditioned than others.

Off topic, that is a seriously jacked leg.