Is Hopkins going to work with Mackie Shilstone?

[Pinto]

I know Hopkins worked with Mackie before his fight with Tarver but then didn't before his fight with Winky. Does anyone know if he will work with Mackie before his uncoming fight with Calzaghe?

[215Chaingang]

yes he will

[NachoMan]

Haven't heard anything about this. It would be smart given how valuable Shilstone was to him against Tarver and to so many other athletes over the years. Having used his services for the Tarver training, I imagine that Bernard ought to be able to prepare himself for this one on his own though. Bernard shouldn't worry about weight IMO, but rather his aerobic conditioning. Joe should set a pretty quick pace. Bernard doesn't necessarily have to match his pace, but he can't afford to be taking any rounds off either.

[freedom213]

anyone heard any solid info on this?

[Vladimir303]

This is who he will train with:

[freedom213]

This is who he will train with:

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[Vladimir303]

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[Run]

That high impact training routine or whatever is crazy.

If Nard does work with him again this time I wonder if he'll be able to do the same things he did a year ago? I mean the idea was for him to retain his speed and coordination at the higher weight.



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[215Chaingang]

he said it in the press conference

[βetamax]

I'm glad he is. Check out this from an interview on Shilstone's website:

Everlast: How does training boxers differ from the other types of athletes you train?

MS: First of all, boxing is a totally unique sport. Boxing is the only sport where a boxer has a license to kill. If a man hits another man, and the other man doesnt get up, no one goes to jail. Inside the ring, theres no difference between boxing and war. The ring is the theater of operations, with a Geneva Convention called a referee. Everything else is a childs sport. Boxing is controlled aggression. When we (Jones Jr.) fought John Ruiz, we went in there to break his nose, get him to breathe through his mouth, target his chest with shots; essentially reverse CPR to slow his heart rate. Tarver was lucky he didnt have his jaw broken, because that was the goal in training Bernard. I consulted with surgeons as to how to break a jaw. We called Tarver a cobra, because cobras only have one type of attack. I had Bernard Hopkins reading about mongooses, an animal particularly effective in killing cobras. So what Im getting at is that all the other sports pale in comparison. Boxers literally have to look out for their lives.