Any boxers who smoke???????????

[KiengKoopa]

Man I've been smoking for five years now and I've started boxing for about three months. I've cut down on how many cigs I used to smoke (used to be one pack a day which is 20 cigs now I smoke 10 cigs a day) but my trainer is telling me I better stop; i need to stop. He's telling I have a lot of potential but I cant reach it without the right conditioning and I cant reach that while I'm smoking............anyone been throught this and please help me quit.

One of my friends stopped smoking cold turkey and doesnt even have a craving for it anymore. He devided he wanted to fully dedicate himself into this sport, how much do you want it? I guess your one of the people that press the "Do Not Press" button just to find out what happens hah. The answer is clear, you know what to do...

[KingArthur]

thank you guys for all ur support,it is clear to me what i have to do now

[Southpaw16BF]

Heres some boxers who have smoked (Past or Present)

.Carlos Monzon
.Daniel Zaragoza
.Ricardo Mayorga

Ray Robinson later in his career smoked marijuana.
Sam Langford liked a Cigar, it is belived.

I think some of very the old school liked a Cigar.

[Salvatrucho]

Heres some boxers who have smoked (Past or Present)

.Carlos Monzon
.Daniel Zaragoza
.Ricardo Mayorga

Ray Robinson later in his career smoked marijuana.

Would smoking marijuana once a week derail all the hard work a boxer puts in during the week?

[MJ406]

damn it i thought this was going to be a thread about weed.

lol. yeah because smoking weed is so cool

even Michael Phelps does it.

that alone almost makes me want to go out and smoke a blunt.

almost.

**to TS good luck on cigg quitting, it's all about will power.

[Lovely]

Would smoking marijuana once a week derail all the hard work a boxer puts in during the week?

yeah i blazed like 5 times over a 2 week boxing break and it ****ed my conditioning so hard.


its either quit smoking cigarettes or dont be a boxer. your choice. i made it.

[Domey]

I use to smoke, started very young. I was fighting the entire time. It was very hard and really would put alot of stress on my lungs. I wouldn't call it a fatigue, as I would say a chest pain. Even after quitting, it takes a long time for that **** to get out of your lungs.

I would suggest quiting as soon as you can, just as any other athlete should quit smoking.

[KILLA RIGHT]

Damn and i tought i had a problem i smoked about a pack a month. But now that i have been clean a month i can tell a huge diffrence

[Domey]

Damn and i tought i had a problem i smoked about a pack a month. But now that i have been clean a month i can tell a huge diffrence

Pack a month? That's not even smoking! =)

I started fighting when I was 8. I use to steal cigarettes and **** from my grandmother, but I didn't fully start smoking(Having my own packs daily) till I was about 12. I smoked atleast a pack a day till I was 18, and I was fighting the entire time.

The only thing I had on my side that helped was how much road work I did, and the fact that I was young so my jacked up horomoned ass could handle it.

[Pork Chop]

I have a very similar situation to Trrmo; except for the social aspect.
I only smoked on the weekends, when I drank (pack a month smoker like KILLA RIGHT).
My biggest issue was that I was getting sick about once a month.
The smoking didn't hurt me so much in the gym, but it prevented my body from recuperating properly after hard workouts; which was part of the reason I was getting sick. Alcohol and cigs both leach your body of vitamins and weaken your immune system.

I do have it a little easier than Trrmo as my wife is pregnant and she used to be my favorite drinking buddy. Now neither of us can drink and it's working out pretty well.
I think 09's gonna be my year.