ALI might have abstained from sex during his younger years, before his title re-gaining effort against George Foreman. But timing shows that he might not always have followed this rule. Remember, Veronica Porche accompanied ALI to Zaire, not his wife, Belinda.
Belinda was a pretty woman in her own right but she paled in comparison next to Veronica, by most accounts. Also, Don King is the closest thing to most people's depictions of the Devil. How could he NOT know that introducing Veronica to ALI, BEFORE THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF HIS LIFE, might cause problems. I'm sure King was betting on Foreman to win. However, he had a knack for creating ties to anyone who might beat one of his fighters.
I'm sure ALI followed the "no sex" rule for much of his career. However, I imagine there were also times when he bent those rules just a smidge.
At this time almost all trainers moved their fighters to camps away from their families.
They did not have sex or any other distractions from training.
This along with many other truths are no longer used in boxing or other types of athletic training.
My source is I was fighting during this time, and all old time trainers used the same book.
Song_jh,
Current Super-Middleweight champion Carl Froch refrained from sexual intercourse for 3 months before his big rematch against Mikkel Kessler. It is said that there were 'fireworks' when he finally had sexual intercourse after that fight, I can imagine. It's one of the sacrifices a fighter makes to maintain aggressiveness, though I could only manage 1 week in my career.
Now however I no longer have sex, I have lost my sex drive and find it hard to sustain an erection to satisfy my wife, ah we'll.
Thanks song.
I read that Muhammad Ali would abstain from sex for two months before a fight. Is this true? Does anyone have the exact quote and source? Are there other boxers who abstain from sex before a fight? Please include quote and source if possible. Thank you.
