Which boxers are the most disciplined out of the current generation?

By disciplined I mean not drinking alcohol, having a great work ethic, being focused on boxing only, eating healthy, training regularly and being in shape all the time even if they don't have a fight lined up, no partying etc. Out of the guys that retired recently you have Hopkins obviously, then there's also Andre Ward who I think haven't drunk any alcohol for more than a decade now and Wladimir Klitschko, a model professional athlete and a symbol of longevity. Floyd Mayweather should be included too. He had his issues in private life but he was very disciplined when it comes to training and preparation for fights. Those guys set a pretty high standard for the next generation. Which boxers are the most disciplined out of the currently active fighters? Golovkin and Canelo seem to be quite dedicated and disciplined. Lomachenko too. Not sure about Joshua. How hard working is the current generation of American boxers (Spence, Crawford, Thurman...)? Out of the less disciplined ones you have Fury, Haye, Kovalev (unless he really changed his habits)... McGregor (if you count him as a boxer LOL)...

Comments (20)

Afi23

Porter strikes me as being very disciplined especially considering that he is an ex running back that started his pro boxing career at 165 in 2008 and has been making 147 since 2010ish. Anyways, he has no choice but to be disciplined with Kenny around!

8y ago

RedZmaja

Canelo, Golovkin, Lomo, Mikey Garcia, Joshua, Thurman, Cotto all come to mind. One thing for sure any fighter or athlete for that matter who wants to stay at the top of the food chain better be disciplined or they will be exposed in short order. True. Tyson Fury got exposed. Kovalev to some extent too.

8y ago

Ray

Thurman. He adapted a clean, spiritual lifestyle and believes in Zen. Isn't that guy like a hippie? I swear he doesn some wierd shit lol...........I like Thurman doe.

8y ago

Ray

Eubank Junior, he trains everyday, he goes to parties and whatnot but doesn't drink or eat crap.

8y ago

Graz

8y ago

RedZmaja

Canelo is at the top of the list for me. Golovkin used to be before last camp. Why do you think Golovkin did that considering it was before his biggest fight? It seemed weird.

8y ago

RedZmaja

I know Zinedine Zidane was a smoker and he's one of the greatest players of all time in his sport. Football players have no discipline, aboslutely NONE. But it's easier for them because it's 11 vs 11 and they can hide behind the team if they're tired.

8y ago

soul_survivor

Interesting, named a lot of guys I was going to. I think Rigo is always in shape, Lara too but I dont know too much about his habits. Haye always looks shredded (apart from his come back) but he over trains too much. Groves comes to mind too.

8y ago

sunny31

Scott Quigg. This. Dude lives like a monk.

8y ago

TheBigLug

Thurman. He adapted a clean, spiritual lifestyle and believes in Zen. I dunno. I always thought he looks like he stinks of bong water.

8y ago

iamboxing

Thurman. He adapted a clean, spiritual lifestyle and believes in Zen.

8y ago

GrandmasterWang

Active, Lomachenko. Rigo out due to chain smoking. Retired, Bernard Hopkins stands out far above the rest. Exceptional discipline to dominate MW the way he did and make weight every time. Even weighed lighter than Oscar De La Hoya when they fought. His amazing discipline enabled him to become the oldest ever world championship, a true inspiration. Andre Ward has mentioned how inspirational Hopkins discipline was to him and Ward is incredibly disciplined himself. Floyd Mayweather would get a mention, but he hit chicks which shows a severe lack of self-discipline. Also he used the IV system flush implying that there was more than just 'discipline' behind his results. Juan Manuel Marquez would get a mention, but he drank his own piss which shows a severe lack of judgement among other things. If you resort to drinking your own piss then you can't be that disciplined.

8y ago

chrisJS

Marquez. Never smoked or drank always trained all year around and ate healthy. Took his profession very seriously and never wavered. Hopkins, Floyd, Ward, Loma, Crawford always seemed/seem to be be training all year and living healthy lifestyles. I cant imagine a Rigo strays as well. Finito Lopez and basically every Nacho Beristain fighter probably qualifies. I mean the ones that trained year round at Romanza. Nacho is very strict.

8y ago

pacmanis1

I don't know what Mikey Garcia's personal life is like but he seems like a pretty dedicated dude.

8y ago

john_l

I think more athletes smoke than people realise. I know Zinedine Zidane was a smoker and he's one of the greatest players of all time in his sport. Yea but not many if any require the stamina boxing does.But remember hearing story of lots of oldtimers that smoked.Not something id like to see my young fighter do(if I had a young fighter)

8y ago

j0zef

Canelo is at the top of the list for me. Golovkin used to be before last camp. Rigondeux is usually in spectacular shape, which is even more amazing since he's older. Floyd kept himself in spectacular shape.

8y ago

TheBigLug

Nice story had heard most of it before except smoking part.Cant believe he STILL chainsmokes but would not be 1st fighter I have heard that(although 1st in about 50 yrs lol heard some of the old timers smoked.)It goes to show what a talent he is.Too bad all them fighters were allowed to duck him.Media (Dan Rafeal)has made it a lot easier by being SO BIAEST with him.And of course his OWN promoter at time(Arum)bashing him just because he beat one of his cash cows(Donaire) I think more athletes smoke than people realise. I know Zinedine Zidane was a smoker and he's one of the greatest players of all time in his sport.

8y ago

TheBigLug

Loma, Floyd , Pac, Canelo, Hopkins. Wasn't Pacquiao known to be partying, drinking and womanising a lot until he become a supposed hardcore christian? He was always drinking and impregnated a hooker. He actually started to decline once he got more religious

8y ago

TheBigLug

David Haye likes to party though, I'm not sure he's totally focused on boxing when he doesn't have a fight lined up. He did seem to take it more seriously after he lost to Bellew but now his body can't take it anymore. Before the Bellew fight he was literally training on a yacht and partying. It seems that he can have a great work ethic when he motivates himself though. Haye was actually in Ibiza for the weekend a few weeks ago while he was supposed to be in camp. Before the injury of course.

8y ago

john_l

Rigo smokes I believe - or used to at least, but there's no sign of it effecting his performances yet. Interestingly when I googled 'Rigondeaux smokes' I turned up this fascinating article which is worth a read for anyone who's a fan of Cuban boxers (or boxing in general) and I reckon would be well worth 10 mins of your time if you ain't seen it already. http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/10392313/the-high-priced-underground-economy-smuggling-champion-cuban-boxers-espn-magazine Nice story had heard most of it before except smoking part.Cant believe he STILL chainsmokes but would not be 1st fighter I have heard that(although 1st in about 50 yrs lol heard some of the old timers smoked.)It goes to show what a talent he is.Too bad all them fighters were allowed to duck him.Media (Dan Rafeal)has made it a lot easier by being SO BIAEST with him.And of course his OWN promoter at time(Arum)bashing him just because he beat one of his cash cows(Donaire)

8y ago