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    ATG Fighters, Who Disliked Training?

    Name some ATG fighters, who disliked training?
    #2
    Butterbean...
    Jokes


    Ali disliked his training he was known for saying:
    “I hated every minute of training, but I said, don't quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.''

    Nicolino Locche if I'm not mistaken was known for chain smoking and not sticking to his diet for training.


    I know he's not an ATG but another one I just thought I should mention is
    Chris Eubank, he was kinda famous in England for hating his training.
    Last edited by NChristo; 03-22-2010, 12:50 PM.

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      #3
      I don't know if he disliked it but they say Ruben Olivares was kind of lazy in his training especially in the later years of his career

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        #4
        Joey giardello was not a fan of training and said he was fighting that often he didnt really need to train

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          #5
          James Toney comes to mind. I can see no other reason for his inconsistency, given his extraordinary talent.

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            #6
            Wilfred Benitez
            Roberto Duran

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              #7
              Terribly undertrained Tim Witherspoon comes to mind..
              Just before his 1986 fight with Frank Bruno, I went to watch one of his public workouts..
              To say he looked stoned and didn't give a ****, would be an understatement..
              In contrast, Bruno had trained emphatically & looked like a mahogany carving..
              Witherspoon turned up for the fight with a rubber ring around his mid-riff and had already booked a VIP suite to celebrate victory.. He took everything Frank could throw at him, and returned the compliment by KOing Bruno with 3 big over-hand rights in the 11th.. He never made the party, as he had to spend the night in hospital..
              I will always insist, that had Tim been a gym rat, he'd have been a top 5 ATG HW and the greatest fighter ever, to emerge from Philadelphia..
              Last edited by mickey malone; 03-22-2010, 11:56 PM.

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                #8
                Ditto on James Toney. He's so talented and can do so much even when he's not in great shape it's a shame he never took it as seriously as some others. He possesses ATG skills but his less than 100% work ethic prevented him from attaining ATG status. Another fighter (definitely not an ATG) who hated training quite a bit was Rid**** Bowe.

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                  #9
                  James Tony
                  Rid**** Bowe
                  Ricardo Mayorga would smoke 2 packs/day, I can't imagine he enjoyed his training.
                  Naseem Hamed hated training and if IIRC had trainers walk out on him for his lack of commitment.

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                    #10
                    Re-read the thread title, ATG fighters.

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