David Price will be in bed
fast asleep shortly before his make or break rematch against Tony Thompson.
The Scouse heavyweight was
shocked two rounds by the American southpaw in February, but goes for revenge
at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on July 6.
Price, 29, has spent three
weeks working under former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis
in Canada. And the laid back fighting great reckons Price would be more relaxed
if he went to bed after he arrived at the venue. British and Commonwealth champion Price, who
stands 6ft 9in tall, has now ordered promoter Frank Maloney to deliver a king
sized bed to his dressing room.
Price said: “I will have to
get a king size bed but I will certainly have one there after listening to
Lennox telling me what he used to do.
“He always had a bed in his
dressing room and had something like two hours’ sleep before the fight after getting
to the arena early.
“He said that helped him get
rid of all the pre-fight tension because he would switch off, go to sleep, and
then wake up.
“It’s a good idea and
something I will certainly be trying. Look – if someone like Lennox Lewis
benefitted from that approach, it can’t do me any harm, can it?”
Lewis will fly into Britain
two weeks before his 12 round non-title clash against two time world title
challenger Thompson.
Price added: “We always work
hard before every fight, but working with Lennox took me to a whole new level
of training.
“We got to see what he used to
do when he was at the top of his game and it was an eye opener. There would be
three people watching me punch a bag and as soon as I made a mistake they were
on me. It was a refreshing change and a lot of the training completely
different. It was also good to sit down and talk to Lennox about the obstacles
he had to overcome.
“He showed me so many
different things that I wouldn’t be able to use them all in this one fight.”
On the same bill British
light-welterweight champion Darren Hamilton, will be making his second defence
of his title against Adil Anwar. (Source)
