I've seen this a lot, but have never found a good forum to ask why.
2007-08-21 19:41:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Boxing
Partially superstition, which has been discredited, that suggests that sex drains your energy.
However, Joe Frazier said he abstained because going without helped to make him mean...which makes sense. Also, the mental focus required for a fight is so great that one could reasonably conclude that the drama inherit in spending time with a woman would be too great a distraction.
One World Cup soccer coach had a ban on his players. He said that he wasn't concerned that they would be damaged by having sex, but instead by staying up all night looking for it.
2007-08-21 19:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by A J 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was just an " old wives tale " which originated many years ago. It is similar to the old belief ( as Teddy Atlas has indicated ) that fighters should not drink any water during a fight & had to spit out all water. Today some fighters will swallow a little water during a fight. Of course; years ago other things were done in Boxing that I doubt are still done today. Rocky Graziano was known to sit on his dressing room table smoking a cigarette 10 minutes before a fight & since Rocky had gloves on then, his manager or trainer would have to take the cigarette out of his mouth every so often to flick off the ashes.....
2007-08-26 09:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myth is just what the other posters have said. Stamina concerns.
I remember Larry Holmes said he never understood it either because he was able to release alot of tension by continuing to have sex therefore he was extremely relaxed in the ring while the other fighter was always wound up tight. LOL
2007-08-22 06:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by The Internet Is Yours 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The belief is that sexual gratification will reduce aggression. Since most people feel generally relaxed after they've "done their business," a fighter would lose some of their aggressive potential in the ring.
2007-08-21 19:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by Scott N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because sex saps some necessary energy from the body. In a brutal contact sport such as boxing, you need all the strength you can get so you have to avoid unecessary use of energy such as having sex.
2007-08-21 19:48:58 · answer #5 · answered by bundini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a stamina issue, If a boxer has sex and is working at it(you know what I mean) he will have significantly less stamina. But a boxer who lets the lady work, should be just fine.
2007-08-22 01:27:01 · answer #6 · answered by Legal Eagle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is suppoed to negatively affect the stamina. I've heard the same said about runners and amateur wrestlers - that it is detrimental to their performance.
2007-08-22 01:18:09 · answer #7 · answered by Oneirokritis 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just like Austin Powers...
"I have lost my mojo baby"
By having sex the night before, your body spends its energy on getting you fluid levels back... and it wont be there for that extra burst or long distance fight...
2007-08-22 07:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by john d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a myth that sex drains your stamina.
2007-08-21 19:45:26 · answer #9 · answered by Brewski 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
drains stamina
2007-08-28 11:58:03 · answer #10 · answered by filipino_boy31 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋