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Question for the boxers ams and pros. How do you deal with the head f_ck a week or day before a fight? Me, I was a pacer. It really used to sress me out; in contrast to my brother who was always so chilled out. It's funny how people are diffrernt. Mike Tyson used to cry. Naz used to have a party in his dressing room ect. How do you deal or used to deal with it?
Meditation?

Eddy wrote:Question for the boxers ams and pros. How do you deal with the head f_ck a week or day before a fight? Me, I was a pacer. It really used to sress me out; in contrast to my brother who was always so chilled out. It's funny how people are diffrernt. Mike Tyson used to cry. Naz used to have a party in his dressing room ect. How do you deal or used to deal with it?
Meditation?

Coolest mofo I ever saw before entering a fight: Tyson Fury. I could understand if somebody was like Ali or whoever but for somebody like Fury, going into a fight the boxing public has down as a 50-50 sort of affair his coolness is a bit unnerving, or it seems that way to me from bits I've seen on TV. Then again, Gypsy, probably well used to conflict situations.
If he went in and got mullered by David Haye or Vitali I think he'd still be on the way to the ring with an "easy night's work this" sort of look on his face. It's not a diss this btw. He's talking about Cunningham but to me I think he's in for a very, very hard fight there.
I used to feel sick the week b4 a relative of mine's fights but strangely relaxed once it started, which was weird.

NorthEastBoxingFan wrote:

Eddy wrote:Question for the boxers ams and pros. How do you deal with the head f_ck a week or day before a fight? Me, I was a pacer. It really used to sress me out; in contrast to my brother who was always so chilled out. It's funny how people are diffrernt. Mike Tyson used to cry. Naz used to have a party in his dressing room ect. How do you deal or used to deal with it?
Meditation?

Coolest mofo I ever saw before entering a fight: Tyson Fury. I could understand if somebody was like Ali or whoever but for somebody like Fury, going into a fight the boxing public has down as a 50-50 sort of affair his coolness is a bit unnerving, or it seems that way to me from bits I've seen on TV. Then again, Gypsy, probably well used to conflict situations.
If he went in and got mullered by David Haye or Vitali I think he'd still be on the way to the ring with an "easy night's work this" sort of look on his face. It's not a diss this btw. He's talking about Cunningham but to me I think he's in for a very, very hard fight there.
I used to feel sick the week b4 a relative of mine's fights but strangely relaxed once it started, which was weird.

I think Fury is very good at giving off the impression that he's not nervous, I think he's a fake it till you make it kind of guy. It works for him though.

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NorthEastBoxingFan wrote:

Eddy wrote:Question for the boxers ams and pros. How do you deal with the head f_ck a week or day before a fight? Me, I was a pacer. It really used to sress me out; in contrast to my brother who was always so chilled out. It's funny how people are diffrernt. Mike Tyson used to cry. Naz used to have a party in his dressing room ect. How do you deal or used to deal with it?
Meditation?

Coolest mofo I ever saw before entering a fight: Tyson Fury. I could understand if somebody was like Ali or whoever but for somebody like Fury, going into a fight the boxing public has down as a 50-50 sort of affair his coolness is a bit unnerving, or it seems that way to me from bits I've seen on TV. Then again, Gypsy, probably well used to conflict situations.
If he went in and got mullered by David Haye or Vitali I think he'd still be on the way to the ring with an "easy night's work this" sort of look on his face. It's not a diss this btw. He's talking about Cunningham but to me I think he's in for a very, very hard fight there.
I used to feel sick the week b4 a relative of mine's fights but strangely relaxed once it started, which was weird.

I think Fury is very good at giving off the impression that he's not nervous, I think he's a fake it till you make it kind of guy. It works for him though.

worked for Ali too.

bag of nerves,couldndt get off the toilet,head was full of daft thoughts of getting chinned etc in front of friends and family,just wanted over and done with,then as soon as that bell went all nerves were gone

two of the most nervous looking geezers in a changing room before, micky ward and clinton ( "he looks a right hard c@@t!") woods. two of the grittiest,never say die fighters ive seen

good thread i used to go through the same stupid ritualistic things just to be prepped as well as poss

Not boxing, but one time just before I raced when I was 15 I shat myself and did several laps with poo down my leathers, I often went to the toilet on a regular basis because of nerves.

If u aint nervous then something aint right ;) To get over the nerves get the music on and legs up and have a sleep ;) make sure someone gets u up for ur fight often i cut my warm up short :p

I boxed as a schoolboy/Junior had 29 fights&once i knew i was definetly matched i was sick before every single fight apart from my debut,but was ok once id been sick,strange but true...

I always needed a nervous pee as soon as the gloves and protector went on. Then another. Awkward with gloves on.

Been around a lot of fighters just before they boxed, Lennox and Howard Eastman would have a kip - no idea how. David Haye never seemed anxious at all, just excited. Ricky Hatton's mood would just suddenly switch from jokey to all business a few minutes before the whip came in.

The happiest I've ever seen anyone in the dressing room was P.J. Gallagher before his debut - massive beaming smile, 'I can't wait, I've looked forward to this for so long....'

MachoMan09 wrote:I wasn't too bad until the day/night before and actual day. I think that trying to fight nerves only makes them worse. It's better to just go with the flow, if you can't sleep, get up and watch a film or listen to music or go for a walk. Just do what your head is telling your body. Once I was at the venue, I'd just go into auto-pilot and was fine.

Good advice.

Lennox Lewis used to play chess That's the last thing I'd be able to do. That and sleep.

Used to shit myself, nervous well before edgy well before ,but on the night i would get to the venue and keep running for a shit, get baCk and go again. was the same has a trainer, once the bell went, always felt very calm and in control though

I was never nervous in the build up at all but then once i got to the venue i was a wreck ,only had 12 amateurs , won 6 lost 6 but a couple of those losses were definately caused by nerves , i was tall for my weight so if they looked small my nerves eased but if they were similar height or taller id go to pot and end up not boxing correctly etc .

For me the nerves was just because of the crowd (if you boxed locally) having family friends there, if the fight happened behind clossed doors i think that would lessen the nerves.
I used to struggle to eat the day of the fight due to nerves even tho i was starving, always constanly pissing aswell :-)

Struggled to eat anything the day of the fight. Real nervous right up to stepping into the ring and touching gloves - then once the bell went, the nerves disappeared completely.

Had to keep reminding myself this before every fight.

I felt confident, and then got chinned!

i got nervous but the only reason behind my nerves was losing. i felt that if i lost id let everybody down

Matt Teague wrote:For me the nerves was just because of the crowd (if you boxed locally) having family friends there, if the fight happened behind clossed doors i think that would lessen the nerves.
I used to struggle to eat the day of the fight due to nerves even tho i was starving, always constanly pissing aswell :-)

I used to really enjoy fighting abroad.... Zero pressure

Suppose it's different on the cobbles but I always have a slug of whiskey and pray. Works for me. Watched Bruno's ring walk v Tyson II again recently. A psychologist's wet dream that walk!

I boxed amateur to a decent level.......I used to weigh in, then sleep amongst the kit bags, wake up, then fight.

Tony Tucker (allegedly) used to get a blow job from his trainer.... At least before the Lewis fight

Any boxers who says he ain't a bag of nerves before the fight is lying, I suffered terribly, even saw Pete Buckley be sick before a fight and he was the coolest customer going.

Boxing last on a bill as a HW in the early 90's before the time restraint rules sometimes meant weighing in at 7pm then having to wait 4 or 5 hours and not fighting sometimes till 1am. Plenty of time to overthink a fight!
Couple that with being allowed to smoke at the venues meant walking to the ring in clouds of cigar smoke.
Great days!