Boxing Sparring Stories and rumors

[Adonis]

Post sparring stories that you heard about Boxers

A young Mayweather sparred Pernell Whitaker but I've heard stories that Floyd got the better of sweet pea and vice verse.

Erik Morales sparred a young Mayweather, proclaiming that his shoulder roll technique wouldn't work on him. Apparently he got the better of him.

By Angelo Dundee's account Ali seemingly looked horrible in sparring and almost never won rounds.

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Wald allegedly sparred and knocked Wilder out

Benavidez gave Bivol good work in sparring.

There's a story Dana white told Joe Rogan that he saw Roger Mayweather spar a cocky heavyweight and beat the hell out of him.

 

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Wald allegedly sparred and knocked Wilder out

Wilder doesn't have the best sparring stories for a reason..there is video of David Haye and Hrgovic giving him the business in sparring

 

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GGG breaking Groves rib
GGG knocking down Kovalev with a body shot
Joshua getting the best of Fury
Kirkland and Angulo tearing each other up in sparring wars

 

[Adonis]

Wald kicked Usyk out of his training camp because he was too good.
Sonny Liston was pushing Foreman back in sparring.
Allegedly Sugar Ray Leonard and Roy Jones Jr sparred and an eye witness said it was one of the greatest sessions they'd ever seen.
I think I heard somewhere that in camp Oscar was getting beat up by Margarito.

 

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terry norris largely fell apart at the end of his career because he got into too many sparring wars including some with his own brother

 

[Adonis]

terry norris largely fell apart at the end of his career because he got into too many sparring wars including some with his own brother

I heard someone say that sparring is what destroys boxers and that story reminds me of the saying. It's also sad to hear that he got into these wars with his brother.

On another note, James Toney used hard sparring as a way to get into shape.

 

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On another note, James Toney used hard sparring as a way to get into shape.

its also one of the reasons why he is talking the way he is talking now

 

[Adonis]

its also one of the reasons why he is talking the way he is talking now

Watching Toney when he was younger and now older, it's pretty sad.

 

[Alpha Dog]

A young Mayweather got worked by Paul Spadafora and it propelled his career and it’s why he never got out of shape to this day

Oliver McCall would go toe to toe with prime Tyson and was the guy they brought in when Mike needed to be pushed in training

Foreman got cut big by Bill McMurry in a hard sparring session and it pushed the fight vs Ali back - Foreman's Eye Is Cut While Sparring, Delaying Title Bout a Week to 30 Days (Published 1974)

 

[RoidJonesJr]

Edwin Valero beating up DLH in the lead up to Pacquiao fight

 

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Edwin Valero beating up DLH in the lead up to Pacquiao fight

Valero beat up Erik Morales too...Morales was like this boy was going to kill somebody....he wasn't joking

 

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There were rumors of Spence knocking out Broner in sparring...I think Spence gave Floyd a black eye too

 

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Pac fighting on almost even terms with Khan
Mosley sparring Porter
GGG sparring Chavez Jr and schooling him
Mosley sparring GGG
Holyfield and Tua sparring before first Tyson fight

Ali and Roy Tiger Williams...one of the few Ali sparring partners that really did try to kick Ali's ass..so much Ali had to throw him out his camp

 

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Bernard ‘Superbad’ Mays was known as one of the most talented boxers in the heyday of the Kronk Gym. Tommy Hearns and Manny Steward have talked about his talent and how good he was in sparring.

He was a major, major alcoholic though. He had a nice pro record against limited opposition, and had to retire in his mid 20s due to a seriously inflamed pancreas.

He drank himself to death in his early 30s.

 

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James Toney-Danny Green

its also one of the reasons why he is talking the way he is talking now

Same thing with Terry Norris. He suffered some brutal knockouts (Julian Jackson), but due to his shaky chin, didn’t suffer the prolonged beatings in fights that are usually most dangerous. But he and his brother Orlin were known for hard sparring.

Terry also had almost 300 amateur fights which surely didn’t help. I’m sure the long amateur career of Donald Curry played a big part in his bad condition now.

Terry used to be a pretty articulate guy, but is difficult to understand nowadays. His wife also said it’s scary to sleep next to him because he will throw punches in his sleep.