Cunningham: “The Weapons Are Oiled, I´M Ready to Go to War”

Cunningham: “The weapons are oiled, I´m ready to go to war” IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve Cunningham (24-2, 12 KOs) is “ready to go to war on Saturday night” when he clashes with Yoan Pablo Hernandez (24-1, 13 KOs) in Neubrandenburg, Germany. The 35-year- old American voiced his confidence today during the final press conference in a redesigned church. “I have followed his career for a long time. Hernandez is one of the top cruiserweights and a very strong opponent. But I have defeated all reigning cruiserweights champions and I will clinch another victory on Saturday night. The weapons are oiled and I am ready to go to war.” Hernandez, who became the WBA Interim Cruiserweight Champion in February when he stopped Steve Herelius, is looking forward to Saturday night. “Cunningham is good, I know what he did to my training partner and stablemate Marco Huck. Saturday will be time for revenge. I have a lot of respect for him but I am ready to become world champion.” Also on Saturday night, former IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-4-1, 16 KOs) makes his comeback after losing his title to Daniel Geale. He will face Grzegorz Proksa (25-0, 18 KOs) for the vacant European Middleweight Title. “I am not impressed by Sylvester,” Proksa said. “He has shown no improvement in his last fights. I don´t think he will have any surprises for me. I will remain unbeaten and I will win the title on Saturday.” Sylvester was unimpressed. “He talks like he is the big favourite and I don´t have a chance at all. That´s fine for me. He can say what he wants. All I will do is show up on Saturday night, win all 12 rounds and then I´m done with him.” In the third title fight of the night, Karo Murat defends his IBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title against Gabriel Campillo. 3 Steps to Building up Endurance Step 1 Train at home. Endurance is all about pushing the physical limits of your body, so it’s unwise to only exercise at assigned times and leave your body to rot all other times. At home, you can use an exercise ball to help strengthen your abdominal region and power up your core, while using a jump rope can help you master breathing and long-term energy drains. Endurance is about mastery of repetitive motions, and the better you can maintain your energy level for long periods of time, the better you’ll do in the boxing ring or on the track. Step 2 Mix things up. If you spend all of your time long distance running to build up your endurance, you’re missing out on other areas of need. You have to balance time on the treadmill with time lifting weights, sparring with others, etc. People who tend to stick to very exacting routines often have trouble with this approach, but if you can manage to add some variety into your workouts, it is going to pay off. After all, you can’t train your whole body by only focusing on a few specific areas, so what you work out and how often are both things you need to take into account. Step 3 Rest up. When training, some athletes push themselves so hard that they don’t allow their bodies time to recuperate. A drained body isn’t going to give you much in the way of success, however, so try to avoid running yourself in the ground. For instance, if you’re really beat one day, give yourself the day off. It may seem like the end of the world at the time, but the boxing ring, the treadmill, and the entire gym will be there the next day. Once rested, you’ll be better able to focus on the training you need to succeed in the ring and beyond..

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