Name fighters who lacked work ethic and still were successful

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  1. brnxhands

    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Like has been said wilfred benitez lol... He use to drive cus insane when he would stay at his house. Mike tyson also couldnt stand him when he was a kid, wilfred was wild as hell
     
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  2. motownsiu

    motownsiu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hector camacho
     
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  3. Charlie

    Charlie Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This.
     
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  4. unsigned_userv2

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    Max Baer won the heavyweight crown and remained a force but he was known more for clowning around and his womanizing than taking boxing seriously.

    Contrary to the Cinderella Man movie, he didn't train properly for that fight, and clowned around in the ring against Jimmy Braddock, which lost him the fight.
     
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  5. DrMo

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    Greg Page, Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tubbs & Ray Mercer
     
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  6. Fightfan1912

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    Michael Moorer as well. He wasn't too fond of training, esp running.

    On a domestic level John McDermott had a few decent scraps despite the state hes in.

    Thank **** no one had the audacity to try and say Eric Esch :patsch
     
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  7. Chempasillo

    Chempasillo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    james toney. hamed....:huh
     
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  8. bronx

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    Benitez, Camacho, Gomez at times, Toney, Areola, Judah, Tyson post Cus ......

    thats enogh for now
     
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  9. SouthChicagoRay

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    JcCjr and his dad in the mid 90s
     
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  10. bronx

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    Juanma and Bowe also and Cotto to some extent he can make 147 he is like 5'6" tall
     
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  11. locard

    locard Boxing Addict banned

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    It's mind blowing that ATG's like Willie Pep, Monzon and Benitez didn't take the profession seriously and still were as good as they were. Their talent was really off the charts. These guys could have probably retired undefeated at the age of 50 if they had a solid work ethic/ healthy lifestyle
     
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  12. Ilesey

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    Bowe.
     
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  13. pit

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    Roger Mayweather .. He would hardly do any road work or get in top condition, relied more on skill .
     
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  14. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran hated to train
    Wilfredo Benitez hardly ever trained
    Wilfredo Gomez had a good work ethic early in his career later on he barely trained and it cost him dearly vs Sanchez
    Cotto prior to the Cuban had bull**** training camps
    Trinidad had a great work ethic and ran marathons between fights watch any Trinidad fight he is never winded ever.
     
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