Or is that just a boxing myth?
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Is it true that Joe Calzaghe didn't train with weights?
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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.
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Originally posted by boliodogs View PostIt'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 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.
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