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The Science of Boxing: Rules and Articles on Training: Generalship in the Ring and Kindred Subjects
**First Printing* (full-#-line, 1 thru 100. First Doyle Studio Press Edition. This classic edition is in near fine condition, Unmarked and pristine inside and near fine wraps that has a couple of faded tiny orange spots on lower front wrap, a hint of corner wear on 2 lower outer corners. Great copy and a first print. Filled with classic boxing poses in sepia tone. A gem of a book.
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Published July 1, 1997
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July 1, 2016
This book combines bad presentation, with some solid fundamentals on boxing, along with a couple of sections on training that would be of interest to sociologists, and of little practical value to boxers.
First, to the presentation problems. The book's description of actions, and the photo figures on adjacent pages many times do not match, which makes for some confusion. On top of that, most good books that describe a physical action usually show a series of images, mapping the beginning of a movement, its consummation, and then its final stage. This book just shows actions being performed by stiff nineteenth-century style pugilists who look more like midway strongmen than boxers.
In fact, the whole old timey vibe of this book would be charming, if the work were not selling itself as a still-extant resource on "the science of boxing." Certain sections, like those on "how to make flesh" (I assume this means "make weight" to the pre-Polio vaccine crowd) and how to train (make sure to rub yourself with liniment and to drink egg-fortified sherry!) feel like they could have been written by Montgomery Burns.
There is some good info in here that anyone trying to acquaint themselves with the sport of boxing will find. The problem is that the reader has to sift through some pretty sub-par handling en route to the choicer bits. Not recommended.
First, to the presentation problems. The book's description of actions, and the photo figures on adjacent pages many times do not match, which makes for some confusion. On top of that, most good books that describe a physical action usually show a series of images, mapping the beginning of a movement, its consummation, and then its final stage. This book just shows actions being performed by stiff nineteenth-century style pugilists who look more like midway strongmen than boxers.
In fact, the whole old timey vibe of this book would be charming, if the work were not selling itself as a still-extant resource on "the science of boxing." Certain sections, like those on "how to make flesh" (I assume this means "make weight" to the pre-Polio vaccine crowd) and how to train (make sure to rub yourself with liniment and to drink egg-fortified sherry!) feel like they could have been written by Montgomery Burns.
There is some good info in here that anyone trying to acquaint themselves with the sport of boxing will find. The problem is that the reader has to sift through some pretty sub-par handling en route to the choicer bits. Not recommended.
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