Right now, I am most interested in the way old boxing books guard/parry the straight left (jab). Today, you would be instructed to catch it or...
I just read a Ring Magazine article from 1937 talking about how feinting and infighting are lost arts.
Joe Louis had 2 fights scheduled for 20 rounds, Abe Simon 1 and Bob Pastor 2.
Marvin Hart and Tommy Burns are two who are considered weaker than their predecessors and successors.
Whenever Jack Dempsey is brought up, his form in the Willard fight is as well. As Ray Arcel said in his interview with Dick Cavett "...the Jack...
Ali blocked Frazier's left hook a lot better in his second fight than in his first.
Joe Gans vs Kid Herman comes to mind.
John L Sullivan said he never took a boxing lesson Jack Dempsey learned the rudiments of the sport from his older brother, but learned through his...
Not my YouTube channel, just saw this and found it interesting. Apology if it has been posted here already. [MEDIA]
"Joe Louis didn't cut off the ring well against Billy Conn, therefore cutting off the ring was not yet thought of in 1941."
Cutting off the ring was added to boxing later on... Was the idea of cornering a guy through lateral movement too advanced for men who lived in...
They have a picture of Jack Britton for their entry of Henry Greb on that website
Do you think this man has the conditioning that you had?
Practice posturing and feinting at the opponent. Keep in mind that most of a fight is when you are not punching. You will get tired quickly if you...
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