Why do boxers drink water after a round instead of gatorade?

[switch44]

Gatorade gives you energy than water and it will replenish and re-hydrates you. I don't see the point why boxers aren't doing this even a little bit of it helps you the most. Could anyone discuss it.

[hayZ]

quences thirst more? more refreshing?

[switch44]

quences thirst more? more refreshing?

gatorade have it both.

[Ryn0]

Does it have lots of sugar in it? If so don't trainers sometimes use the bottle to wake the fighter up by pouring it on them?

Wouldn't it get sticky if it dried between rounds?

[Derranged]

The reason why they don't drink it is because fighters are not permitted to drink anything but water during a fight I believe.

[MARKBNLV]

Water is much more better for you then gatoraide you see the nfl and nba players drinking it for endorsements i gurantee on every sideline in sports there is bottled water.

[REMOVED SHARK 97]

They are only allowed water I think, remember when that trainer forgot his name was suspected of giving his fighter a special mixed bottle.

The one from Assault in the ring.

[Silencers]

Most commissions don't allow anything but water in between rounds.

[Shadows]

They are only allowed water I think, remember when that trainer forgot his name was suspected of giving his fighter a special mixed bottle.

The one from Assault in the ring.

Panama Lewis during Pryor-Arguello I, but I think Chris John was drinking a gatorade like drink on Saturday.

They probably don't drink it because it is loaded with sugar.

[Navyboxer1109]

There are two important reason.

One..Boxing commisions disuaded the use of anything other than boxing because of the coloring in the product, which can be used to mask performance enhancing drugs or chemicals. That being said Panama Lewis (Aaron Pryor fight) is suspect still today of having used that tactic.

Two...Electrolytes. Gatorade containst them, to replenish those lost during workouts or sports activities (they are expelled in the sweat). The thing about electrolyte replenishment is that it cannot be assimilated during the exercise itself, and causes a Glucose influx that may lead to palpitating heartrate and other secondary effects, because the body's inability to assimilate both the electrolytes and replenish the system with them at the same time. It's like pouring ice cold water into an overheated radiator...it causes an adverse effect.

Hope that sheds some light amigos.