It's now official, Reading makes you a better boxer

[Coeco]

It is now commonly accepted that collectively, our brain works by utilizing billions of neural inter-connections along an almost infinite variety of pathways to manage our intellectual capacities. The more inter-connections we have, the better or more efficiently our brains perform functions like solving problems or developing creative thought. Scientists know, but can’t explain exactly how the process works, but if you study mathematics, your musical ability improves. If you read extensively your ability to develop new physical skills or artistic abilities is augmented. This being so, we can therefore literally make ourselves “smarter” by increasing the quan****** of inter-connections in our brain.

Already posted in the training/nutrition thread but thought it might be revelant information here aswell.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm_EM...eature=related

[AntonTheMeh]

the only fighter i can think of is gene tunney, after that my brain goes blank.

[BattlingNelson]

Ali was very poor at spelling. He used to say: "I said I was the greatest. I never said I was the smartest."

He also (perhaps deliberatly) scored very low on the army's IQ-test and initially was declared unfit to serve. Later the 'pass-level' was lowered and he was enlisted (and of course refused saying: "I aint got nothing against them vietcong. They never called me n!gger."

[ferocity]

Juan Diaz he still in college.

[Gojira]

Untrue. if it was i would an amazing boxer with great footwork, speed and power and a granite chin. i have a granite chin and power. thats it.

[Coeco]

I don't really know if this info is exactly 100% accurate but i read elsewhere that you can get up to 40% better performance just by reading some books etc, any thoughts on that being true?

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Nathan Cleverly is in University studying for a maths degree, getting all A's in his A-Levels.

And he just won the Light-Heavy CommonwealthTitle.

[FLYBOY]

Ali was very poor at spelling. He used to say: "I said I was the greatest. I never said I was the smartest."

He also (perhaps deliberatly) scored very low on the army's IQ-test and initially was declared unfit to serve. Later the 'pass-level' was lowered and he was enlisted (and of course refused saying: "I aint got nothing against them vietcong. They never called me n!gger."

i think he failed the iq test on purpose so he wouldn't have to go. ali was the most intelligent heavyweight champion we have ever had