An interesting read about how training advanced from the early English bare-knuckle fighters to the early glove fighters. https://physicalculturestudy.com/20...s-magazine-of-physical-culture-december-1901/ Enjoy!
What do they mean by ball punching (doesn’t sound very pleasant, lol)? Are they talking about the speed bag perhaps? “Another feature of modern training is the ball-punching. Four or five rounds a day with the ball are usually considered sufficient, each round being of the regulation length, and fought out with all the energy of which the boxer is capable.”
