Did Mackie Shilstone's Training Fail Bernard?

Although Bernard LOOKED fit, he faded very badley in the second half of the fight.

Bernard was so gassed he ended up disgracing himself with those faked low blow dramatics in order to get a break so that he could catch his wind.

He seemed so winded that without the 3 minute plus break late in the fight Calzaghe may have stopped him.

All that said, was all the expensive new age training from Shilstone worth it?

Calzaghe's fitness (mental and physical) won him the fight. He got stronger down the stretch. And we all know that Calzaghe's trains the old school way. Running, hill work, bag work, etc.

 

I agree Calzaghe's work rate was a factor; however, Nard's conditioning did not enable him to keep up.

 

Before the Tarver fight, Nard trained much like Calzaghe does today. I never saw Nard gas. I believe Tarver's weight drained condition had as much to do with Hopkins dominating that fight as Hopkins skill.

Nard did seem gassed against Winky as well, which makes me wonder whether he should have balanced the Shilstone training with some traditional boxing cardio, like he did in the past.

 

Calzaghe's fitness and workrate made the difference. His endurance never faltered and his conditioning enabled him to come back strong in the first round, after being knocked down. His legs were strong under him, when he got up.

On HBO's preview show, the training approaches could not have been more different. I loved the spartan, classic approach employed by Calzaghe. Running on the hilly roads and working out in the most basic, deviod of fancy equipment gym.

I wonder how much Nard paid Shilstone and his team of trainers for all the high tech stuff?

 

Dropping Calzaghe in the first round did not require endurance and fitness.

Nard lost the fight due to Calzaghe's work rate and due to the fact that Nard got TIRED in the second half of the fight.