Boxing food rankings
Eat like the greats
What did the best boxers actually eat? Here are their reported training staples, and where each one ranks for boxers when you score it on the numbers. Reported camp staples for eight notable boxers, each deep-linked to its food ranking (Super Score and per-goal scores) and the goal that food scores best for.
Compiled from interviews and public reporting. These are reported, typical staples during training, not exact meal plans, and they change between camps.
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Mike Tyson
A simple, high-calorie camp diet built to survive brutal twice-daily training, not a celebrity plan.
Reported staples
Oats · Eggs · Chicken · Beef · Rice · Pasta · Potatoes · Milk
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Anthony Joshua
Nutritionist-led, data-driven fuelling for heavyweight size with visible conditioning.
Reported staples
Salmon · Chicken · Eggs · Rice
Scores best for Max Protein · Full diet
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Muhammad Ali
Famously plain: steak, chicken, vegetables and orange juice, with little fuss.
Reported staples
Scores best for All-Round Nutrition
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Floyd Mayweather
Lean meats and fish with flexible timing around his trademark late-night training.
Reported staples
Scores best for Making Weight
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Canelo Alvarez
Nutritionist-led: lean protein and slower carbohydrate, with heavy emphasis on hydration.
Reported staples
Chicken · Salmon · Eggs · Oats
Scores best for Lean & Nutritious
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Oleksandr Usyk
Reported to favour a lighter, fish and vegetable leaning diet between heavyweight camps.
Reported staples
Scores best for Lean & Nutritious
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Tyson Fury
A famously large appetite and big breakfasts to fuel one of the biggest frames in the division.
Reported staples
Scores best for Bulking
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Vasiliy Lomachenko
Reported clean, traditional eating built around fish, vegetables and fruit.
Reported staples
Scores best for Making Weight
Diets are compiled from interviews and public reporting and reflect reported, typical training eating, not exact meal plans. General information for boxers, not medical or dietary advice. Food scores from the UK Government CoFID 2021 dataset, used under the Open Government Licence.
The pattern is clear: simple, repeatable staples beat exotic superfoods. See how they rank in the full food explorer, find the cheapest way to eat like them, or start our free 10-week nutrition course.