Description
"Jack Dempsey, one of the greatest and most popular boxers of all time, reveals the techniques behind his unparalleled success in the ring. Straightforward and with detailed illustrations, Championship Boxing instructs the reader in the theory, training, and application of powerful punching, aggressive defense, proper stance, feinting, and footwork. The methods Dempsey reveals will prove useful to both amateurs and professionals"--Page 4 of cover.
Library's review
Jack Dempsey, the all-time heavyweight champion has written the classic book on boxing revealing his winning secrets. Clearly written and illustrated this book instructs the reader in theory, training, and application of powerful punching, aggressive defence, proper stance, feinting, footwork, and
'The most thorough study ever made by any prominent fighter of his own techniques.'
'I was confident that I could take the rawest beginner, or even an experienced fighter, and teach him exaclty what self-defence was all about.'-Jack Dempsey
Contents
Chapter 1 Explosives at Toledo
Chapter 2 Good and bad Toledo aftermaths
Chapter 3 Punchers are made; not born
Chapter 4 Why I wrote this book
Chapter 5 Differences between fist-fighting and boxing
Chapter 6 You're the Kayo kid
Chapter 7 What is a punch?
Chapter 8 The falling step
Chapter 9 The power line
Chapter 10 Relaying and exploding
Chapter 11 Stance
Chapter 12 Footwork
Chapter 13 Range
Chapter 14 Straight punching from the whirl
Chapter 16 Hooking
Chapter 17 Uppercuts
Chapter 18 Punch ranks first
Chapter 19 Your sparmate
Chapter 20 General defence and blocking
Chapter 21 Deflection
Chapter 22 Evasion
Chapter 23 Feinting and drawing
Chapter 24 Training
Chapter 25 How to watch a fight
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Jack Dempsey's personal formual for success.'The most thorough study ever made by any prominent fighter of his own techniques.'
'I was confident that I could take the rawest beginner, or even an experienced fighter, and teach him exaclty what self-defence was all about.'-Jack Dempsey
Contents
Chapter 1 Explosives at Toledo
Chapter 2 Good and bad Toledo aftermaths
Chapter 3 Punchers are made; not born
Chapter 4 Why I wrote this book
Chapter 5 Differences between fist-fighting and boxing
Chapter 6 You're the Kayo kid
Chapter 7 What is a punch?
Chapter 8 The falling step
Chapter 9 The power line
Chapter 10 Relaying and exploding
Chapter 11 Stance
Chapter 12 Footwork
Chapter 13 Range
Chapter 14 Straight punching from the whirl
Chapter 16 Hooking
Chapter 17 Uppercuts
Chapter 18 Punch ranks first
Chapter 19 Your sparmate
Chapter 20 General defence and blocking
Chapter 21 Deflection
Chapter 22 Evasion
Chapter 23 Feinting and drawing
Chapter 24 Training
Chapter 25 How to watch a fight
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LibraryThing member jahn
Bought a few books on the subject when I had some use for the information: this is the only one of those I can seriously reccommend. Mind you: that Dempsey himself did anything more than lend his valuable name to the book - in spite of the "bob & weave" technique given prominence - I seriously
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ISBN
913111007
Publication
Centerline Press 7603 East Firestone, Suite 166 Downey, California 90241