Strange fight preparations?

[SthPaw]

I recently watched the Klitschko documentary again and I noticed that at the beginning Wladimir is in the dressing room pre fight whilst Manny Steward is giving him last minute advice. While this is going on Wlad starts to tape up his feet? He starts to wrap tape around his toes...The only reason I could think of is to stop blisters, but you don't really get blisters where he is seen taping.

Anyway... This got me thinking do any of you guys know of any other things that fighters have been known to do that may seem a little strange in the final build up to a fight. Mental or physical?

(I heard Lennox Lewis sometimes went to sleep till the very moment he had to get ready, that made me wonder this too because you would think warming up and getting in the zone would be important...)

Let me know guys..

[Juof]

JCC jr would smoke a spliff with his dad before his ring entrance.

[richardt]

JMM Drinking piss.

[RVABoxer]

I thought i read that back in the day there was some fighter who would grind up steak and like drink the blood or something. Not sure who it was though or even if its remotely true

[Cali boxer]

Victor Ortiz calls his pshyciatrist

[SthPaw]

I thought i read that back in the day there was some fighter who would grind up steak and like drink the blood or something. Not sure who it was though or even if its remotely true

Good call.
I heard that about Jake LaMotta in his prep for a Robinson fight, and when Ray heard that Jake used to drink blood it kind of got in his head a bit. Pretty sure I heard Ferdie Pacheco tell the story, not sure where I seen it though...

[Xpert]

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[Beercules]

Tim Bradley not showering the week of the fight is by far the weirdest one.


He showers on fight night craY

[RVABoxer]

Good call.
I heard that about Jake LaMotta in his prep for a Robinson fight, and when Ray heard that Jake used to drink blood it kind of got in his head a bit. Pretty sure I heard Ferdie Pacheco tell the story, not sure where I seen it though...

Yea thats exactly who i had in mind i just didnt want to put his name cause i wasnt sure but that has to be him

[Fetta]

Tim Bradley not showering the week of the fight is by far the weirdest one.


He showers on fight night craY

I could actually see that. In college i knew a basketball player who wouldnt shower for two days before game with practices just so he stunk when close to other team. Thought smell threw them off game.

But Tim showers before fight?