Qawi ''Holyfield Was On Juice''

[General Zod]

On the other side of the coin I'm sure that boxers are taking all sorts of stuff to take weight off too

Ali Funeka?

[Stab Judah]

Good point

He doesn't do roadwork? No wonder he fades in fights

Hopkins at mw rehydrated back up to 172, I think he walks into the ring around 185 lbs now.

I dont think Hopkins was ever serious about going up to HW, imo.

His workout.......http://www.sportsci.org/news/news9709/hatfield.html

My responsibilities were limited to the physical conditioning component of Evander's training, which had to be integrated into his skills and sparring training. Boxers require not only agility, speed and strength in short, explosive bursts, but also a high level of anaerobic strength endurance in order to perform these bursts over and over for ten rounds or more. I designed Evander's training regimen and nutritional protocol to reflect these all-important elements. The road work ended promptly and completely.

The 3-Minute Drill Sequence:
Jog or step-ups to warm up, then

* sprint 40 yards
* stop and sprint backwards
* stop and sprint backwards
* jump in place high ten times
* get in a pushup position and give me your legs
* run forward on your hands
* run backward on your hands
* run left
* run right
* jump up and down on your hands 10 times
* stop... get up... carioca left 40 yards
* carioca right back to me
* skip 40 yards
* skip backwards back to me

[General Zod]

His workout.......http://www.sportsci.org/news/news9709/hatfield.html

Thanks for this

[Stab Judah]

I think people are more concerned with the 33 pound gain from 84 to 88, he wasn't cutting weight to make 177.

He did work with strength and diet coaches for a while to prepare him for the jump to HW though.

I understand 4 years 33 pounds 8.25 pounds per year.
Seems like a lot but we don't know how much is water weight or fat.

[BattlingNelson]

I definetely think he roided. I also think he did it for most if not all of his career. Same with all the other fighters from the olympic 'class of '84'.

I cannot prove anything obviously, but a lot of the US olympians have acknowledged cheating for their medals (blood-doping), so it might have been organized in some way or form.

If they didn't cheat in the olympics I'm sure that Holyfield cheated many times as a pro hence the Evan Fields affair. I'd suspect an entire doping regime being implemented under the Duva post-olympic banner. The class of 84 was su****iously good. Never equalled before or after.

[Jim Jeffries]

I understand 4 years 33 pounds 8.25 pounds per year.
Seems like a lot but we don't know how much is water weight or fat.

Like I said, Holyfield wasn't cutting weight to make 177 and he was ripped as hell at 210. Not saying it isn't possible, I gained 20 pounds in 8 weeks once, probably 19 of it was pure muscle and have kept it on ever since. And I didn't even take creatine or anything, just a high calorie, high protein diet and plenty of strength training.

Everyone is different, I've seen people struggle to gain 5 pounds in a year.

[fight_professor]

Well Lewis definitely took the juice...



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Man juice.

[fight_professor]

I am unsure if 'Vander did like wise.

[General Zod]

I cannot prove anything obviously, but a lot of the US olympians have acknowledged cheating for their medals (blood-doping), so it might have been organized in some way or form.

Have you got a link for this?

[BattlingNelson]

Have you got a link for this?

The cheating in the olympics?