How come boxers nowadays are a lot more ripped?

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  1. dayuum

    dayuum Active Member Full Member

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    And have a lower fat percentage? I mean guys like Frazier,Ali and Foreman packed tons of muscle but you rarely saw any definition.

    I mean compare:
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  2. brnxhands

    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    lettuce sandwiches
     
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  3. brnxhands

    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But nah just different training. More resistance work.
     
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  4. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No drug testing in Cyprus.
     
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  5. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    It goes both ways.

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  6. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    But yeah, that would be my guess.
     
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  7. DrMo

    DrMo Team GB Full Member

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    Fighting less frequently, longer training camps, better nutrition & more S&C work.
     
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  8. kingstonbear

    kingstonbear Late Replacement Full Member

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    More EPO, and advances in nutrition.
     
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  9. ArtOWAR

    ArtOWAR Fartdawg Full Member

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    Who's that bottom one?
     
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  10. Smokin' Joe

    Smokin' Joe ~ Dinamita Irlandés ~ banned

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    Advances is training technique and better diet.
     
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  11. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    I'm not going to answer that.
     
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  12. ArtOWAR

    ArtOWAR Fartdawg Full Member

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    Norton??
     
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  13. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Just better training techniques.

    Its the same for all sports,not just boxing.
     
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  14. ArtOWAR

    ArtOWAR Fartdawg Full Member

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    Dude! What throws me off is the black n white, he ain't that old school, and even worse its a younger pic, i thought it was a SRR era pic, forgive me ESB
     
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  15. RazorHandz

    RazorHandz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You didn't recognize Ken Norton, just admit and move on.
     
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