Does It Help Them Box Better Or Deflect Shots (LOL)
Heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury with his beard
(in training camp) and with it shaved down in the ring
I've noticed a number of professional boxers
grow out their beards during training camp. I jokingly
thought to ask, does it help them fight better. However, I
know better. It has to do with a mentality and getting in
the zone. Boxers get into a mind state where grit and
hardness become assets in training, in order to adapt to
tough and trying conditions. It's a form of deprivation.
Some boxers deprive themselves during training camp. During
training they go back to the basics of life.
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Ashley Theophane (left column) and
Adrien Broner (right column) set to square off on April
1, 2016 in at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. Before
and after training camp photos shows them without and
with beards.
Former world heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis stated of training camp, "You have to sacrifice things when
you are going to the top and are at the top." He further
stated, "I used to go away to the Poconos Mountains to train
for months. I was fortunate to have a mother come with me
and make sure my meals were set in the training camp and so
she sacrificed with me. This is part of the game."
