On the night that Yuri Foreman became the first Israeli born boxing champion in history, I felt compelled to write about another boxer, his countryman Dimitri Salita, who is also looking to become an Israeli boxing champion. Salita is doing his training in the Poconos, which is no surprise as the Poconos provides the solitude, altitude and subsequent attitude, that works well to train for a boxing match. The Poconos has long been a proven training ground for world champion boxers and the names who have trained here read like a "who's who" of the sport. Sugar Ray Leonard, Vladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, Gerry Cooney, Riddick Bowe, Prince Naseem Hamed and countless others have trained and even fought here in the Poconos. The Poconos was considered at one time to be the "Honeymoon Capital Of The World", know for its' champagne glass whirlpool tubs and romantic getaways, but you can be a fighter as well as a lover in the Poconos and I guess the Poconos can be called the "Training Capital of Champions", as well. The altitude and quiet mountain roads of the Poconos are perfect for a boxer's road work and the isolation from noise, reporters and other outside distractions are also beneficial to conducting a training camp. Plus, for many fighters based out of New York City, it is less than 2 hours away, so if they needed to be in proximity to home, for family or for whatever reason, the location is very convenient. So put on the Rocky theme music in your I-pod and hit the ground running to the Poconos and get fit or just experience what the champions do.