Big Bear

[Tommyscc]

Is this something British fighters use
And what’s the big attraction with it in terms of preparation?

[jamamb]

i think altitude, and fact that a number of good fighters train there so theres prob good sparring

[leejonesjnr]

It’s altitude training that made it a destination.
Very popular with Americans.
George Groves has done camps there, dunno which other British fighters have.

[Boxerbeetle]

That’s where Lennox used to train, right?

[ewenhay]

Yeah Lewis trained there. Obviously most famous because Ali trained there. Did Barrera not train there for the Hamed fight?

[leejonesjnr]

That’s where Lennox used to train, right?

I believe so. I think that’s where the ‘Jeremy Williams Judo throw’ happened?

[Deno1986]

De La Hoya owned a big training facility there which he used to prepare for his fights. I always associated Big Bear with him. I didn’t realise Ali used it as a training base too.

[orbtastic]

Ali is synonymous with Deer Lake, Big Bear only started in the 90s so i doubt Ali trained there.

[ewenhay]

Ali is synonymous with Deer Lake, Big Bear only started in the 90s so i doubt Ali trained there.

You're right. school boy error!!

[ewenhay]

I was getting deer lake and sonny liston mixed up in my head!

[Deserter]

GGG trains there as well I believe.... must have good, natural meat

[bripez]

Ali is synonymous with Deer Lake, Big Bear only started in the 90s so i doubt Ali trained there.

You're right. school boy error!!

Weird that - when I saw Big Bear the fist person I thought of was Ali for some reason

[Nightmare Roy]

I think Shane Mosley trained there

[Wales]

Altitude, it’s almost twice the height of Ben Nevis.
Focus, it’s completely cut off from, well, anywhere. Once you’re there that’s all there is until you’re done .

[Oiky]

The altitude is very helpful for fighting

[Shirow]

You really should be training at high altitude and recovering at low altitude to maximise the benefits but it doesn't seem to be going GGG or Gassiev too much harm.

Apparently Arreola had one training camp there and felt like he was being held hostage so the solitude won't suit everyone.

[Tommyscc]

You really should be training at high altitude and recovering at low altitude to maximise the benefits but it doesn't seem to be going GGG or Gassiev too much harm.

Apparently Arreola had one training camp there and felt like he was being held hostage so the solitude won't suit everyone.

I read a British Fighter went out there but soon came back as they found it so tough

[mikiesb]

Tenerife is good for altitude training. Think Nigel Benn trained up at mount tiede.

[mickey1975]

You really should be training at high altitude and recovering at low altitude to maximise the benefits but it doesn't seem to be going GGG or Gassiev too much harm.

Apparently Arreola had one training camp there and felt like he was being held hostage so the solitude won't suit everyone.

I read a British Fighter went out there but soon came back as they found it so tough

I think Paul Ingle went there with Lennox during their Maloney days. Paul got homesick. That's not unusual for him. He'd get homesick for Scarborough when he was training in Hull.

[bennie]

Barrera trained there for the Naz fight. I think it helped him a bit.

[Bigdogsnose]

Audley Harrison trained there, I think for the haye fight. Worked well.

[Tommyscc]

Audley Harrison trained there, I think for the haye fight. Worked well.

I remember some huge Puerto Rican heavyweight in that camp trying convince us all how brilliant Harrison was going to be.
NeveR heard off him again either

[Bigdogsnose]

Audley Harrison trained there, I think for the haye fight. Worked well.

I remember some huge Puerto Rican heavyweight in that camp trying convince us all how brilliant Harrison was going to be.
NeveR heard off him again either

Yeah, there was a short documentary on his time there. Think Audley had that knack of convincing folk how brilliant he was no matter how much evidence to the contrary.

[Tommyscc]

Audley Harrison trained there, I think for the haye fight. Worked well.

I remember some huge Puerto Rican heavyweight in that camp trying convince us all how brilliant Harrison was going to be.
NeveR heard off him again either

Yeah, there was a short documentary on his time there. Think Audley had that knack of convincing folk how brilliant he was no matter how much evidence to the contrary.

Yeah I remember the documentary Israel Garcia was the Puerto Rican sparring partner

[keirw]

Audley Harrison trained there, I think for the haye fight. Worked well.

I remember some huge Puerto Rican heavyweight in that camp trying convince us all how brilliant Harrison was going to be.
NeveR heard off him again either

Yeah, there was a short documentary on his time there. Think Audley had that knack of convincing folk how brilliant he was no matter how much evidence to the contrary.

Audley was a skilled boxer.

With big gloves, headguard and mediocre partners I imagine he looked the business in sparring more than once.

It was only under the pressure of big occasions against decent opponents that he fell to pieces.