Been reading Box On and found some of Hendersons ideas interesting. A Typical Days Training Schedule. Henderson Talks of a training schedule that would be stereotypical of a 1920s fighter whilst questioning how many present day champions would be champions using this training method. 1. Six miles of roadwork, alternating sprinting, brisk walking, easy walking and running. 2. Lukewarm bath, brisk rubdown, complete change of clothing . 3. Abdominal exercises. 4. Further exercises to strengthen the arm, shoulder and back muscle. 5. Use of the punch bag for an hour or so. 6. Skipping 7. Strengthening the hands themselves by squeezing a rubber ball or simply doubling a newspaper and tearing it until you can stand no more. Ten rules to being a good referee. Henderson talks of his own personal rules that he thinks are needed to be a good referee. 1. A thorough and complete practical knowledge of boxing. 2. A strict sense of conscious and the strength of will to see its demands carried out. 3. A high degree of fitness. 4. The ability to be commanding without becoming a nuisance and without attracting too much attention. 5. A high degree of concentration. The mind must be a blank too all but the two contestants in the ring. Despite nervous tension, and with so much distraction around, this must be achieved. 6. The ability to disregard the personal aspect in everything . 7. A quick power of reaction. 8. A commanding authoritative voice. 9. Common sense. 10. A referee must become one of the biggest bugbears in the world, an egotist. His own criteria for scoring a fight under the BBBoC 5 points system 1. The boxer who lands most punches with the knuckle part of the fist and does the attacking and, at the same time, the point scoring. 2. Countering- that is, the boxer who is successful in turning defence into attack and scoring. 3. Sheer defence- that is guarding or slipping and making the opponent miss. He continues in paragraphs I will bullet point the main points. . If at the end of any individual round, both boxers are equal on merit, then the boxer who has forced the fight gets the benefit of his tactics. . In the same category, the rules state that the boxer who displays the better style may get maximum points if on all other points the contestants are equal. Any thoughts on his opinions, i liked the idea of him talking about how modern champions (The late 50s crowd) fairing under old training methods. Funny how those arguments always seemed to have been around.