Hey guys, for a writing course, I'm doing a final paper on boxing training. My thesis is that the training boxers had to endure back in the day was a lot more rough than it is today. And then I go on to explain how that correlates with society moving towards more efficient means. But I was wonder if anyone could help me out with some sources (articles/pictures) I would REAAAAALLY appreciate it! I remember reading so many things about the tough training of boxers in Jefferies days, and before that. I just can't recall where I read it though.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...nepage&q=the training of 1890s boxers&f=false You probably looked at this book already. A few quotes from this should help you along. It looks at boxing in relationship to society. Its an ebook so worth a look. ( only the first 70 are available free.)
Someone has posted links to uploaded old boxing science books and articles, as well as history and fiction, old, old books. posted them here : http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingforum/27432-boxing-history-ring-science-ebooks.html I found most of those links work.
Hey Rez, Saw your thread and I remembered seeing this article posted here a while back. An interview with John L. Sullivan. http://www.bareknuckleboxinghalloffame.com/id2.html
wow thank you so much guys! Im very greatful! These are perfect. Now I'll finish this essay, so I can continue to make more videos
i think one big difference is that many early boxers didnt do weight lifting..but they did do body weight..and they wrestled a good deal... another thing though is that in some ways its not as different as we think...we may have fancy words like polymetrics and interveral trianing..but many of those things where done back then..just because you didnt have a phd in sports science doing your trianing.. medicine ball work was mostly polymetrics...smart runners (like jack dempsey) often switched up their running speed.