Boxing is one of the toughest sports in the world, if not the toughest. Therefore, all world class fighters must train very hard. No matter how skilled and talented you are, there’s no substitute for hard work and dedication.

That’s what separates the good from the great. It’s the difference between winning and losing. There’s been so many cases where huge underdogs has won fights based on their excellent conditioning. They manage to out-work their opponent to victory.

This usually means that they put in more effort outside the ring. Perhaps they ran an extra mile, sparred an extra round or studied their opponent more. Whatever it may be, it comes as no surprise as many fighters and trainers will tell you that the fight is won in the gym. One of the greatest boxers of all time sums it up pretty well.

-Muhammad Ali

The physical side of boxing only plays a small part in winning a fight. The body is merely just a tool used to inflict damage on the opponent. The mental aspect of a fighter is more important than anything else. It’s vital that the mind must be trained just as much, if not even more than the body.

Many may argue that a fighter either has a strong heart and mind or they don’t. It’s in their personality and character, which is not something that can be taught. One thing is for certain though -Hard training and mental preparation can do nothing but help your body and mind.

To prepare for an upcoming fight, world class boxers will do their usual training routine for around 8 hours a day, 6 days a week for 12 weeks. This usually consists of daily running for 6-8 miles, rope skipping, hundreds of rounds of sparring, pad work and extensive bag work. All of this work will be under the guidance of the fighter’s trainer and strength & conditioning coach.

The S&C coach will implement their own training methods from weight training, plyometrics (exercises designed to produce fast and powerful movements) through to diet. Therefore, it’s absolutely essential that the fighter bonds well with their trainer and S&C coach to ensure success.

Many fighters have their own specific ways of training and like to work on certain things to perfect their skills. It’s always a good idea to constantly experiment with new techniques for improvement.

In this eBook, you’ll find out the best assets of 50 different world class fighters and you’ll discover the different tips and techniques that they implement in their training program to keep them at the peak of their trade.

Their accomplishments in and out of the ring have also been listed for you to get more of an insight of who the fighter is, not only as an athlete, but also as a person.