When Champ Thomas was nearly sixty, he took on twenty challengers and beat them in less than fifteen minutes. This wasn't even a light workout for him, he'd say; in his time he'd taken on a hundered. Now this book offers you a step-by-step roadmap to success, whether you are a beginner, an amateur, a professional, or just someone who wants to know more about boxing and the art of self-defense. Have fun with this volume - there's a load of information in here if you follow Champ's advice and read each section carefully, perhaps more than once. "I've given perfect examples," he writes. "Now it's your job to surpass the perfection herein."
Champ Thomas really enjoys a few good things: himself, a Philly shell variant which he calls "the stonewall defence", and rear overhands. He apparently used to showcase his boxing in carnivals, which would explain why the tone of his writing comes off more as attempting to persuade the reader to buy the rest of his books than purely instructional. It's not all bad though, some of the footwork exercises look credible enough. Pleasurable enough to read.