Fighters who sparred the most

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  1. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Which fighters sparred the most leading up to a fight?
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Interesting question, but I honestly don't know. I do remember reading that the Spinks brothers would spar for long periods of time leading up to their fights (early in their careers). In fact, I recall reading that sometimes the Spinks brothers would spar up to 40 rounds at a time together, and that accounted for their amazing stamina i guess.
     
  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    James Toney
     
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  5. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    40 rounds in a day?!?!
     
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  6. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    only takes 70 mins. and yep; I think considering how great they looked late in fights it's pretty believable, don't know how light the contact was though
     
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  7. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    It was most likely light sparring, if you do hard sparring for 40 rounds you’d definitely need to be carried out the gym by the end of the day
     
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  8. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Think you need to recheck your math there pal :lol:
     
  9. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I heard he didn’t like road work ...he just liked to spar
     
  10. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ya, you're probably right, but it might be that they fought varying levels of contact, like 15 rounds of light, 15 of medium, and 10 of full, or something like that, idk. They were just very devoted and determined brothers. I believe Spinks sparred 1,000 rounds in preparation for the 1st Ali fight. Who wouldn't? Your chance to fight the hw champ of the world Ali w/ only 7 pro fights? I'd spar 1,000 rounds for a chance like that.
     
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  11. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hell, ur right, that's 120 mins.. Hand to face. Good catch my good man.
     
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  12. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    I heard he didn’t like to do anything except spar
     
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  13. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’ve never seen a clip of James Toney working a speed bag lol
     
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  14. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As far as I know, the man who inspired your username didn't like weightl ifting or rope skipping or even road work, he just sparred throughout his training camp.
     
  15. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    On a side note Archie Moore has so many fights because he didn’t like paying sparring partners. In between big fights he would take a guy he normally sparred with and get paid to fight him. Make a little side change while training for the big one