did ali, ssr and srl ever take supplements

[Sam Donald]

anybody know did any of these great fighters took vitamins of any kind to get an edge or was it old school

eat right train hard, rest repeat

[The_Sandman]

Don't know about those 3 but Roberto Duran did.

[creekrat77]

Ali took thyroid pills when he fought Holmes to lose weight. I don't know if it was illegal or not.

[Godsfly]

Don't know about those 3 but Roberto Duran did.

it's funny that no one talks about durans usage.

[soul_survivor]

it's funny that no one talks about durans usage.

usage of?

vitamins?

[lets rumble]

c'mon guys ....
cant yall speak about something without tryin to slander great fighters..
there was no testing like there is today so there is no need to even bring this up !!!!
they gave us great entertaining fights .....enough said...

[chargerhemi06]

supplements didn't exist back then.

[sbbigmike]

supplements didn't exist back then.

Roids have been around since the 30's.................

And it's well known ALi was shoving whatever pill he was told to in his mouth

[chargerhemi06]

Roids have been around since the 30's.................

And it's well known ALi was shoving whatever pill he was told to in his mouth

well the thread title should of just said drugs instead of supplements.

Protein shakes, creatine, fat burners are "supplements"

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Maybe, but just for aesthetic purposes since most big fights back then were rigged by the mafia.