Originally Posted by
bradlee180
A Great fighter is a Great fighter no matter what the era, and Boxing training hasn't really changed much at all in over 100 years!
The only significant change is chemicals: steroids, Human Growth Hormone, blood-doping with epo, xylocaine injections into the hands.
How has nutrition advanced?
Modern food is full of pesticides, poisons, preservatives, vaccinations, growth hormones, anti-depressants, much is genetically-modified and no one knows the long-term effects of eating it yet.
Do you honestly think that Roger and Floyd Mayweather Sr have some kind of superior knowledge about nutrition and sports-science? World-class gifted athlete Floyd Jr eats at McDonalds and drinks Kool-Aid, for $#!t's sake!
And air and water pollution must be considered.
Some boxers have added weight-training to their routine nowadays, but for stamina, not for bulk. They don't want size that'll take them out of their weight-class.
Boxers from the late 1800s to the early 1940s all grappled and wrestled in training camp as part of the strength-and-conditioning program. They also swam, used wall-pulleys, light dumb-bells, played handball, and chopped a lot of wood.
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As for the boxing workout routine itself, yeah, virtually unchanged in over 100 years, even the order of exercises is fairly consistent:
Early morning, 5:30 am or 6 am- Roadwork anywhere from 2 to 5 miles. (3 to 8 km.)
Long ago, some would do 10 miles (16 km) because the fights were scheduled for longer durations.
Some run with small handweights.
Boxing Workout: Everything divided up into 3 min rds/1 min rest.
Warmup, stretching.
Mirror-training.
Shadow-boxing.
Sparring.
Heavy bag.
Speed bag and/or double-end bag.
Focus mitts.
Jump rope.
Calisthenics. (stomach exercises, medicine ball, push-ups, pull-ups, dips, neckbridges, duckwalk.)
Massage.
Total workout is 2 hours in the gym. No more than 3.
Last Bareknuckle Champ John L. Sullivan in the 1880s did roadwork early in the morning, and later in the day did some wrestling in camp, and his boxing workout was sparring, punching bags, medicine ball, jump-rope.
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