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Sitting here watching some training footage.....
There is no denying that when Floyd trains, he is very intense to say the least. Even I have to admire his work ethic. Which also leads me to believe that Floyd could and would hang with some of the old time greats. Floyd can go 15 rounds standing on his head. There is no doubt in my mind he could go for 20 rounds if he had to.
So, is there anyone else today who trains and works as hard as the Money man?
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Hopkins quickly springs to mind.
Cottos a beast while training.
Hatton certainly trains like a mad man.
Most world champions do, their camps just arent filmed like Mayweathers.
Tito Trinidad, I know he has been gone for a couple of years but he was always a marathon runner, expect to see that when he KO's Roy Jones in two weeks ;D, he shows up to fights in phenomanal shape
James Toney.Quote:
Originally Posted by Floyd_Fears_Cotto
I doubt if Toney trains at all today.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeftHookToTheBody
The hell you say! It doesn't get much more intense than Toney's high carb, low activity regimen.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
(I hope everyone knows I'm being a smart ass ;D)
He must excersie his biceps all day dipping and lifting chicken wings towards his mouth all day. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by LeftHookToTheBody
I agree floyd is always in phenominal shape like he says he stays at 147 year round
The fighters that spring to mind are ..
Frank Tate.. I once spoke to Manny Steward and he told me that this guy trained like you threatened him with a gun...
Tony Tucker.. One heavyweight who really pushed himself to the limit for everyfight before the Tyson bout...It kinda broke his spirit..
Ruslan Chagaev.
First to Gym, Last to leave. (Kenny Adams asked him to do something and he did it until you told him not to do it)
Vassily Jirov..... He trained like a monster.. he even looked posessed...
Merqui Sosa.. He told me that the more pain he felt in training , the less pain you will feel in the fight...
Tim Witherspoon.. (just joking) O0
Juan Manuel Marquez = He trained at 12,000 + altitude i believe, thats some serious commitment.
its not what you do during training camp, its what you do between training camps. This is why Mayweather and Hopkins are always at the top of their game. Hatton trains like mad, only during training camp. When its not training camp, he gets fat and guzzles down beer to no end. Putting Hatton in his proper light, he is lazy. He's like the college student that studies hard only for mid terms and finals, whereas Floyd and Hopkins studies constantly, and picks up their studying during mid term and finals.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Floyd, Hopkins are ever vigilant. They remind me of Jordan who would take the off season to lift weights and play bruising pick up basketball at UNC. Kobe also brutally works out during the offseason. Chris Carter and Jerry Rice are other athletes that come to mind. They never slack up.
Please don't put Hatton in that category.
Terry Norris use to train like a mad man. All that intense training and intense sparring he use to do is believed to have contributed to his downfall
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Originally Posted by BigMix27
Very true.. In Hatton's case it's almost like he trains hard just to offset the effects of his complete binging after fights... guys like Mayweather train ritually, every day they are looking to improve their physical condition, whether through rigorous training or rest..
One story about Jirov is that one of his Russian trainers paddled him out in a boat and left him in the middle of the sea to fend for himself. Those old-block communist countries took training to totally different and really sick dimension.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigcat
I also think the reason why he is more physically sound than everyone is that half of his training doesn't really revolve around "What is my opponent going to do?" Floyd trains for Floyd. He doesn't have to formulate game plans from scratch because of his ability to change game plans mid-fight. So he has more time to physically prepare.
I was about to say that :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by BoomBoom
And no, Mayweather is not a Money Man, De la Hoya owns Mayweather when it comes to money 8) .
Nobody trains like him, and few ever did. There are only a few guys including Hank Armstrong who remind showed in the ring the type of endurance than Mayweather posseses. I think his style, Mayweather, that is has a style that is more tiring than most other boxers, all his movements are very quick and explosive which are the most tiring and he throws every punch with all his power. When guys, other champions, or competitors, so I've heard pros including Corley say that they've never ever seen anybody train even close to how Mayweather does. He goes up to 15 rounds of 5 minutes with different sparring partners comming in after skipping for half an hour high intensity, doing intense bag work... I've never seen a guy look so fresh 12 rounds into a fight, he is probably the only guy who is the exact same when he enters a fight as when he leaves in terms of his speed and ability to think in the ring and that shows his great work ethic.
The guys who come to mind who are the closest to his work ethic are obviously Hopkins, Wright a few years ago, Roy JOnes jr a few years ago(Though he tired late in fights, but his style was even more tiring than Mayweather's because he also threw combinations.), MIguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao... I am really surpised nobody has said Manny... he is the closest by far, and I am only considering post 2000.
Other guys are Evander Holyfield, Meldrick Taylor trained like a mofo, Leonard was in great shape as a pro, Hagler, Saddler, Frazier and Ali(when he felt like he needed to).
Sam Soliman 8)
Mick mentioned Cotto. It's funny he always looks bored in training!
Jermaine Taylor was always reputed as a relentless trainer. (it was said because he feared being underprepared so much)
Manny Pacquiao deserves a mention.
Ricky trains perhaps the hardest, but it is largely wasted on the weight loss part of training.
Says the guy typing on a keyboard while sat on his arse.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigMix27
To call any fighter lazy is a bit silly.