Something like this:
Fighting 10-12 times a year (just a rough guess for the sake of the point i'm making), 2 or 3 of them serious opponents the rest "tune ups". The benefits are physical but also psychological. fighting under the lights can be distressing on the nerves. Stepping into the ring more frequently will harden the fighter mentally, making him a professional and more comfortable in the ring. Less stage fright makes a more relaxed and calculated fighter that won't tire himself out.
a point could be made that fighters didn't take more damage cause they fought so much, no, they took more damage from specific key damaging fights. People forget that some of these wars we have watched for entertainment are causing permanent damage. Some of the beatings are so bad it could be likened to stoneing someone to death but stopping short of killing them, because occasionally a very tough individual can or could endure a lot more than we would think. A good way of seeing this, is to watch videos that have been edited to remove the attacking fighter so we can only view the opponent who is taking punishment. watching somebodies head violently snap back 200+ times in 1 hour should tell you all you need to know.
back to the first point, This gives the fighter a lot more "in ring" experience which obviously is different than sparring. the timing, the speed from small gloves, the damage, cuts and of course the crowd and record is on the line. It doesn't mean they were taking punishment for 200 fights. Many of Moore and Robinsons fights they would have taken almost no damage at all and saved it for the bigger events.
Fighting 10-12 times a year (just a rough guess for the sake of the point i'm making), 2 or 3 of them serious opponents the rest "tune ups". The benefits are physical but also psychological. fighting under the lights can be distressing on the nerves. Stepping into the ring more frequently will harden the fighter mentally, making him a professional and more comfortable in the ring. Less stage fright makes a more relaxed and calculated fighter that won't tire himself out.
a point could be made that fighters didn't take more damage cause they fought so much, no, they took more damage from specific key damaging fights. People forget that some of these wars we have watched for entertainment are causing permanent damage. Some of the beatings are so bad it could be likened to stoneing someone to death but stopping short of killing them, because occasionally a very tough individual can or could endure a lot more than we would think. A good way of seeing this, is to watch videos that have been edited to remove the attacking fighter so we can only view the opponent who is taking punishment. watching somebodies head violently snap back 200+ times in 1 hour should tell you all you need to know.
back to the first point, This gives the fighter a lot more "in ring" experience which obviously is different than sparring. the timing, the speed from small gloves, the damage, cuts and of course the crowd and record is on the line. It doesn't mean they were taking punishment for 200 fights. Many of Moore and Robinsons fights they would have taken almost no damage at all and saved it for the bigger events.
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