the top myths about boxing!!!!!!!!!

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  1. Stewbear

    Stewbear Active Member Full Member

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    Didn't he dream it?
     
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  2. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Manny Pac vs. anybody who has ever laced up a pair of gloves...
    PAC BY KO!
     
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  3. Stewbear

    Stewbear Active Member Full Member

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    Lol yeah
    he would obviously be champ in the gloveless era too
     
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  4. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I feel a lot slower after I lift weights, whether its my arms, shoulders, back, or legs.

    Mosley has looked better because he has laid of lifting weights so much and he has seemed to have his speed back. I think lifting weights is bad for a boxer.
     
    JMotrain, Aug 22, 2007
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I agree, mostly.

    Pulling, fine, pushing fine, but traditional resistance training with a view to bodybuilding probably isn't ideal.

    The only thing I would say is that sparring has a bit of a bad rep now, and if you can learn to control weight outside of the ring then you should do it.
     
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  6. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Here's one that I find exceptionally stupid:

    Mike Tyson wasn't a massive puncher - he just put his punches together nicely and was fast.
     
    brooklyn1550, Aug 22, 2007
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  7. BoxingGuru

    BoxingGuru Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis always took a year off between fights. Don't make excuses for a fat lazy champion who doesn't want to train. For all you know he was in the best shape he could be in.
     
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  8. Thread Stealer

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    Lewis fought 3 times in 2000.

    He fought in April 2001, November 2001, and then June 2002.

    And then the Vitali Klitschko fight in June 2003.

    Somehow that doesn't equal "always taking a year off between fights". It's a few months each fight, and 7 months for the Tyson fight, which was delayed 2 months when they looked for a place to fight when Tyson was denied a license in Nevada. It was originally scheduled for April 2002, but got delayed 2 months.

    It's Lewis's fault he was lazy, but he STILL beat Vitali.

    And even Vitali admitted that Lewis wasn't in that good of shape.
     
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