Does having a religion make you better at boxing?

[ScottDBA]

It's certainly not a thing where you can just all of a sudden become a christian/******/*** and magically be better at boxing.

Some people may be more relaxed going into a fight, if they believe that god is watching over them and protecting them etc.

Others may think that's a rediculous idea. It's about what you believe in.

[DutchDynamite]

being religious made me a calmer person. I box with more confidence and am more relaxed. This has greatly helped me to focus in and outside the ring.
I always pray to get my breath back while resting in between rounds. Some how it makes me recover faster even when i am really tired.

[Naz Fan]

yes.......

[TheBlackSwifty]

Totally all in da mind. God wont help you, thats bull****.

¨two hands working will achieve more than 1000 clasped in prayer"

**** religion

[them_apples]

Religious faith can motivate people to do many things, mass suicides, genocide, torture and murder of those who are thought to be heretics or witches, support of evil regime and goverment etc.

As a matter of fact religious faith has always been a tool to get the ignorant masses to do the will of the powerful. So sure, boxers can use religious faith to motivate themselves and beat this **** out of someone, religion and violence go hand in hand.

I have no religion, and think religious faith is one of the biggest obstacle to human progress. I dont need superstition and myths or a " baby-killing, kitten-drowning, slavery-condoning, genocide-commanding sadistic god" to motivate myself.

Actually what motivates me is self belief and the ability to make choices and think for myself. Boxing is an individual sport so self belief is just as important as believing in a non-existent god.

you are pretty ignorant yourself, you must get your opinions straight off the television.

I know a ton of religious people who are very nice and acceptable people, that's sad that you think religion only means that. For some people it's comforting - rather than believing in absolutely nothing.

[KostyaTszyu44]

Money is different than religion, money is neutral unit of exchange to obtain or store wealth.

Money doesnt tell people what they should think or how they should behave.

but religions (good ones anyway) dont tell people to be violent or kill

only people who abuse religions (such as how my religion, catholicism was abused throughout the ages) do that

[Salty]

Religious faith can motivate people to do many things, mass suicides, genocide, torture and murder of those who are thought to be heretics or witches, support of evil regime and goverment etc.

As a matter of fact religious faith has always been a tool to get the ignorant masses to do the will of the powerful. So sure, boxers can use religious faith to motivate themselves and beat this **** out of someone, religion and violence go hand in hand.

I have no religion, and think religious faith is one of the biggest obstacle to human progress. I dont need superstition and myths or a " baby-killing, kitten-drowning, slavery-condoning, genocide-commanding sadistic god" to motivate myself.

Actually what motivates me is self belief and the ability to make choices and think for myself. Boxing is an individual sport so self belief is just as important as believing in a non-existent god.

Great post, if you think you need religion to be a better boxer that is ******. There's no magic bullet, either you have the will, desire and self belief or you don't, no amount of religion will change that. If you don't have it, maybe look for another sport.

[KostyaTszyu44]

Great post, if you think you need religion to be a better boxer that is ******. There's no magic bullet, either you have the will, desire and self belief or you don't, no amount of religion will change that. If you don't have it, maybe look for another sport.

yeah you need to have talent lol

but im saying it does help and its pretty comforting

i mean you see so many fighters wear rosary beads before they fight, its cos its comforting to know gods lookin out 4 u but u still need to fight to win lol

even i wear my rosary before i fight lol, just a good feeling you get from wearing them plus your representing your faith

[Salty]

yeah you need to have talent lol

but im saying it does help and its pretty comforting

i mean you see so many fighters wear rosary beads before they fight, its cos its comforting to know gods lookin out 4 u but u still need to fight to win lol

even i wear my rosary before i fight lol, just a good feeling you get from wearing them plus your representing your faith

I find it more comforting knowing I have trained my ass off for hours each day to know i'm not the one whos going to get hurt. Rather than some god who's supposed to protect me, when even in the bible it shows that people who support him get beaten down on a regular basis.

I guess it's up the individual really, if it helps them good on them, but it's definitely not a necessity.

[JulioCesaChavez]

Religious faith can motivate people to do many things, mass suicides, genocide, torture and murder of those who are thought to be heretics or witches, support of evil regime and goverment etc.

As a matter of fact religious faith has always been a tool to get the ignorant masses to do the will of the powerful. So sure, boxers can use religious faith to motivate themselves and beat this **** out of someone, religion and violence go hand in hand.

I have no religion, and think religious faith is one of the biggest obstacle to human progress. I dont need superstition and myths or a " baby-killing, kitten-drowning, slavery-condoning, genocide-commanding sadistic god" to motivate myself.

All this is pure bull****. I'm glad you dropped in the word masses, because it was Karl Marx who said religion was an opium for the masses. His followers Moa and Stalin had no religion, but it did not stop them from being as brutal as a human can be. Their anti-religious agenda was similar to yours and quite....religiously followed! Mao even said religion was poison and forced peaceful Tibetan monks to fornicate with nuns in the streets. I wish I had been one of them monks and busted one of them cherries open, lol! On a more serious note, being anti-religious did not stop him from killing babies for population control and in general as a brutal dictator. To this day, Chinese people kill daughters the same way Hindu's in India. False religion is a problem, but so is any false doctrine as this example shows. They are both doing same thing for different reasons.

I've noticed there are alot of religious boxers. Boxers who actually are religious.
I've noticed that even the top boxers are religious and thank their gods after wins.

I don't have a religion and I've noticed I am low on spirit and self confidence sometimes when I fight during sparring. Do people who box and have a religion have more spirit
and motivation when they fight thus they have more mental toughness and ability for when they fight? They believe that they will win?

are there any boxers who do not have a religion that are top boxers?

Stats will probably prove this to be true. I think this is because non-religious people are empty inside, and therefore do not have it in the bread basket. Faith will probably help you in the ring, or any situation where your life is on the line and you KNOW it means something. But accept Islam for your salvation anyway.