Good books on boxing fundamentals

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  1. P4PKing

    P4PKing New Member Full Member

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    Can someone please recommend me some good books teaching boxing fundamentals?

    Thanks!
     
  2. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    What's your experience and what you want to know?
     
  3. Sprawla

    Sprawla Active Member Full Member

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    who is your daddy and what does he do??
     
  4. P4PKing

    P4PKing New Member Full Member

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    Beginner. I just want a basic 101 kinda of book, that teaches the core fundamentals
     
  5. Jdsm

    Jdsm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Are you actually wanting to compete?

    I wouldn't recommend using a book, you'll only teach yourself bad habits that WILL become very, very difficult to shake once you start training with a coach.
     
  6. captain hook

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    Championship Fighting by Jack Dempsey from 1950. you can download it in PDF somewhere on internet..

    try with some websites like www.expertboxing.com - to me one of the best sites for tehnic and watch videos, they can better explain proper movement than books.
     
  7. Jdsm

    Jdsm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That book teaches some outdated crap man...
     
  8. captain hook

    captain hook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yeah i know :) its only book i know on english
     
  9. tofu2009

    tofu2009 Active Member Full Member

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    Look for a book by Gary Blower.
     
  10. lefty

    lefty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can't learn that stuff from a book bro, at the very least watch some videos.
     
  11. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Edwin L. Haislet wrote, in 1940, the very best book on boxing fundamentals that I am aware of. I think that, were you to follow that book exactly as it is written, you would be less likely to pick up bad habits than in just about any gym that I've been in. Teaching fundamentals, and boxing skill in general, is not a priority in this era.
    In the 1950s there were tons of "How To..." boxing books produced because many universities (in the US) still had boxing programs. Almost without fail they are better than more recent books, at least the ones that I have seen.
    As to the Dempsey book being outdated, let me ask...Have the fundamentals of punching technique been changed? Footwork? Slipping, blocking, or parrying punches?
     
  12. brown bomber

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    A little pointer - how things 'feel' and how they are percieved to be performed are two very different things.
     
  13. I'm a fan of The Ultimate Boxer

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    Practical guide to starting amatuer boxing, Fundamentals, Conditioning, Science, Strategy, Competition, Social aspects, Coaching. it should have answers for most of the basic questions in boxing. The author knows her ****, ex coach for the US Olympic team
     
  14. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Yep that's a good one
     
  15. P4PKing

    P4PKing New Member Full Member

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    What are some good videos you recommend?

    I watched this Freddy Roach one on youtube but it was only 40mins and wasn't too in depth.