It looks like sex (and regular sex at that) is the panacea for becoming a boxing heavyweight icon.
That was the advised dished out to Anthony Joshua, the current WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Joshua by two-time world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes ahead of AJ’s Saturday’s clash with Camerounian born Carlos Takam at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in England. Holmes shared his opinion during a recent visit to London to commemorate Muhammed Ali.
“If I had to give him one piece of advice it would be this – get laid a week before each fight,” said Holmes. “You need to relax. It restores your energy and everything. You know they say you’re not allowed to do that when you’re fighting.
“He’s a heavyweight, he’s got to get that sh*t out of him. But he doesn’t want to do it every day or nothing because that might drain him!”
Ex-heavyweight champion David Haye rules out sex for six weeks before fights because he reckons it would affect his performance. But Holmes wasn’t convinced: “They say you’re not allowed to do it when you’re fighting.
