Or at least that's what he claims in his phone commercial. Anyone else see this yet? Although a lot of letsrunners will probably be thinking,"ladeda, I do 100 mpw", if you put this in the context of his already extremely intense boxing workload, it's very impressive. Just more evidence that he is the hardest working man in boxing. Discuss.
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Or at least that's what he claims in his phone commercial. Anyone else see this yet? Although a lot of letsrunners will probably be thinking,"ladeda, I do 100 mpw", if you put this in the context of his already extremely intense boxing workload, it's very impressive. Just more evidence that he is the hardest working man in boxing. Discuss.
I saw it. I'm pretty certain it's just a line in a phone commercial.
why is it so hard to believe that a man who does 1 hour or more of road work a day hits that type of mileage.
I do not find it surprising that a smaller boxer who may be the best in the world pound for pound does insane amounts of running. Many boxing trainers emphasize that road work is the most important part of training once a guy learns the fundamentals of boxing. More than a few boxers have shown that they can transition to running good marathons without much trouble.
I also find it interesting that so many boxers seem to take a HADD approach to their running... they jog it at what most would consider an insanely slow pace relative to what they are capable of. Maybe they figure this causes the least interference with their training while still providing the results they seek.
I would not be surprised at all if he is telling the truth.
I wasn't previously aware of the specifics of his runs. But I'm pretty sure that most pro boxers aren't topping 45 miles at the peak of their training. Maybe a 10k every other or third day, but this is the first I've heard of a boxer running 10 miles a day (most of it being "roadwork"). This was even more impressive to me because I WAS aware of the specifics of his other training, and it is very impressive even to someone with a boxing background.
Shit, just now realized that my username was spelled wrong. That's what I get for typing on a phone.
it probably makes sense for them to run slowly. they'd get the aerobic work in and not trash themselves for the tougher boxing-specific training they do.
He looks like he could do it.