Why do boxers "lose" their legs?

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  1. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    I'm really talking about guys like Nunn and Ali. Is it a stamina thing or something else? On the flip side, Martinez is pushing 35 and his legs are "fine".
     
  2. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    same reason they lose their ipods
     
  3. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    seriously though

    everybodys physical makeup is diffrent


    its the same reason some athletes get injured more easily than others

    its all how your body copes with the strain you put on it in the long run
     
  4. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    Common misconception. They don't "lose" their legs per se... they have them broken. See Lewis : Grant.

    Learn about the sport of boxing.
     
  5. winterchill

    winterchill Power Combo! Full Member

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    age factor... too worn out.... too many wars.... or it could be polio!
     
  6. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Erik Morales legs look like they were ready to go at any moment in the first emmanuel fight!
     
  7. MasterFlo

    MasterFlo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Martinez is fresh, he's slick and aside from the Williams fight he's not a guy who gets into wars.
     
  8. ant

    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    watchin the 3 morales pacquiao fights shows just what all the accumulation of a tough career does to you especially if your a fighter whos spent all his career just trying to make weight it gets to a point were you cant make the weight anymore you weaken your body its also dehydrated so your legs cramp up and then theres not much you can do put with it wars and someone throwin body shots and its only a matter of time
     
  9. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    I haven't seen that fight, but you can see a difference in the condition of Morales legs from the first Barrera fight to the third Barrera fight
     
  10. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    seriously?

    watch it... its a good'un
     
  11. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    lol my mistake. I was thinking Emmanuel Augustus, not Emmanuel Pacquaio
     
  12. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    :rofl
     
  13. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    :thumbsup
     
  14. ant

    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    you know what amazed me in the second fight i watched it again last night and morales's legs went after round 5 but it took pac till round 9 to finish him its just incredible is that just purely on morales's heart?
     
  15. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    How do you think the 2nd fight would have went had Morales taken better care of his body for his entire career?:think