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Hearing horror stories out of Mayweather training camp.

Saw an article today about him KOing a sparring partner.

http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on ... -body-shot

And Elie Seckback reported this 4 days ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiRDahJmnbQ

I hope he saves some of this for May 2.

How can performing well in sparrings possibly be bad ? Unless he hurts himself or doesn't get good taper starting a couple weeks before the fight, performing well in training can only be good for him.

I think Floyd and his team know what they're doing by now.

He'll only be 'overtrained' if he loses.

I've never heard a fighter that won a fight referred to as 'overtrained'.

ikorolev wrote:How can performing well in sparrings possibly be bad ? Unless he hurts himself or doesn't get good taper starting a couple weeks before the fight, performing well in training can only be good for him.

I've heard of things such as overtraining and a fighter training past his peak, so it may be possible to burn oneself out prior to the bout and have nothing or very little the day of the fight.

BAD INTENTIONS wrote:I think Floyd and his team know what they're doing by now.

This.

Floyd has been at this a long time. His team has been at this a long time.

Syntax Error wrote:He'll only be 'overtrained' if he loses.

I've never heard a fighter that won a fight referred to as 'overtrained'.

lol this is true. Guys are always on the "I don't wanna make excuses, but........." when they lose. It is what it is.

I've talked about this several times, but I believe the confidence you need to compete at the level we see guys competing at in boxing needs a high level of stubborn confidence day in & day out. If you think you ain't sh!t or even think you are #2 you ain't getting far in the sport. I think the excuses that come after a L are all about keeping that confidence one needs, around for the next fight. When you start doubting yourself in boxing you might as well hang them up.

The thing I find most intriguing is that it is being said that it was a body shot.

Floyd trying to invoke the ghosts of Torrecampo and Singsurat?