Is it true that Joe Calzaghe didn't train with weights?

[ShoulderRoll]

Or is that just a boxing myth?

[Robbie Barrett]

A lot of boxers don't do strength training. When they use weights it's for endurance 15+ reps.

[mlac]

the only weights he had was his scales to measure how much coke he was buying

[ShoulderRoll]

A lot of boxers don't do strength training. When they use weights it's for endurance 15+ reps.

I know. Old school boxing trainers especially weren't fans of lifting weights because they felt it would make a fighter muscle bound.

[Clegg]

Just a guess but as it's Calzaghe we're talking about I'm guessing he did 2000 reps of 0.1KG weights.

[boliodogs]

It's probably true. weight training isn't a must do for boxing success. Many all time great boxers did no weigh lifting. All the punches a boxer throws on the heavy bag, the speed bag, shadow boxing and sparring gives them the muscle development they need to punch hard. As far as I know Ray Robinson and Joe Louis never lifted weights and few hit harder or faster than they did. Weight training may help a boxer but not all trainers agree that it helps. Some trainers think too much weight training slows a boxer's punches down and takes some snap out of their punches. I don't know if that's true or not. I use to watch boxers train at the main street gym in LA and if they did any weight training they did it somewhere else.

[MurkaMan]

It's probably true. weight training isn't a must do for boxing success. Many all time great boxers did no weigh lifting. All the punches a boxer throws on the heavy bag, the speed bag, shadow boxing and sparring gives them the muscle development they need to punch hard. As far as I know Ray Robinson and Joe Louis never lifted weights and few hit harder or faster than they did. Weight training may help a boxer but not all trainers agree that it helps. Some trainers think too much weight training slows a boxer's punches down and takes some snap out of their punches. I don't know if that's true or not. I use to watch boxers train at the main street gym in LA and if they did any weight training they did it somewhere else.

I think boxers need to get into weight training. Some have natural power, but lifting weights will increase the force in your arms, in whatever your using your arms for. Whether its lifting furniture, throwing punches, or just opening a door. I remember playing basketball as a youth, and weight lifting made the ball lighter.

I throw the ball, and it would fly,(not saying thats a good thing Lol) so I had to adjust. More fighters should get into it.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Bullsht , Weight lifting is necessary..

[DuttyAlacrity]

the only weights he had was his scales to measure how much coke he was buying

Big facts. Slap boxing gawd

[SN!PER]

When Joe was a boy, Enzo duct taped fly swatters to his hands and locked him in a room full of bees. This training developed his legendary fighting technique.