Athletes v Boxers

[beenKOed]

How about Henry Armstrong, boxer first or athlete first.
I think he was an athlete first. When there were only 8 belts, Armstrong held three of them for a while in the 30s.

I have not seen any footage of him but I have read he had a very low heart rate so he did not tire once he got going which is ideal for an athlete. Did he have boxing skills to supersede his athleticism? Probably not.

I've never heard about the low heart rate before, the thing I've heard about Armstrong several times is that he was a real hound for the ladies.
Supposedly the biggest problem they had in training camp was keeping the ladies out. When the man wasn't beating someone's butt he had his nose in air checking for perfume. My hero. Lol

I did not know about his weakness for women. His heart rate was per minute was 38-48 which meant he has to warm up a lot but once he got going he was hard to stop.

It was found after his death that he had an over-sized heart which would account for more fuel getting into the combustion chamber giving him his inhuman pace.

Definitely! I have read about cyclists with resting heart rates in the mid 30s. Almost unbelievable.

[bradlee180]

Yep, elite marathon runners have a resting heart rate of about 36 beats per minute.
A rare few are at 32 or 31 b/m.
Unbelievable.

Fighters who can drive the pace hard all night long are the same.
Pacquiao was about 42 b/m I think.

Calzaghe would've been low too.

[Master]

Yep, elite marathon runners have a resting heart rate of about 36 beats per minute.
A rare few are at 32 or 31 b/m.
Unbelievable.

Fighters who can drive the pace hard all night long are the same.
Pacquiao was about 42 b/m I think.

Calzaghe would've been low too.

Mines is low too think it was 48 at my physical peak.