Boxing History and Ring Science - eBooks
Hi folks. Here’s a collection of books on Boxing’s History and Ring Science that are ready to download and view. Whether you are an avid boxing fan or a boxer these books should spark your interest. I’ll be adding more details, books, articles in the near future so don’t forget to check by soon.
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Boxing – Edwin L. Haislet
by Edwin L. Haislet
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“The problem in boxing is not only which skills and techniques to learn, but when and how to learn them. Literature in the field at the present time seemingly ignores this problem. In any field where continued development rests upon the mastery of each element in its correct place, the learning sequence is all important. Great skill in boxing can result only through mastery of each technique in its proper place. There is a proper learning sequence in boxing which, if followed, allows a natural development to result. Ignore it and the development of skill is definitely limited.
The learning sequence herein presented is the result of experiment and experience. It is not perfect and no doubt further experience will bring constructive changes. It is, however, a sequence which seems to bring the quickest results and greatest skill with a minimum output of time and energy. Followed closely, it enable the student of boxing to continue as far as is desired, ability and determination being the only limiting factors.”
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http://rs85cg.rapidshare.com/files/33721471/Boxing_by_Edwin_L._Haislet.pdf
What it takes to be No. 1 (1 page article)
by Rocky Marciano
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Physical Culture and Self Defense
by World Champion Robert Fitzsimmons, with an introduction by A J Drexel
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http://books.google.com/books/pdf/Physical_Culture_and_Self_Defense.pdf?id=ODYBeua_xEIC&output=pdf&sig=OHK1ZToRYuc4jyEMUA3jOs8E4NM
Jack Dempsey’s Guide to Championship Fighting - Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense
by Jack Dempsey
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http://www.freecirclefighting.com/jdbook.pdf
Jack Dempsey, How I Got and Keep my Fighting Muscles
by Jack Dempsey
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This is a neat short article that contains his ideas when it comes to getting fit staying in shape. This was taken from an old out of date physical culture magazine that I had found a few years back. I included a fun one page advertisement by Jimmy DeForest that’s Titled, “You might be the man to beat Dempsey!†Perhaps this reflects the spite that they had for each other at the time.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/40479370/Jack_Dempsey_-_Fighting_Muscles.pdf
The Complete Boxer (1914)
by Bohun Lynch
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http://www.archive.org/download/completeboxer00lyncrich/completeboxer00lyncrich.pdf
Boxing and Sparring
b y E. B. Michel
This is an extract from an old encyclopedia that goes over boxing history and ring science complete with illustrations.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/40468972/Boxing_and_Sparring.pdf
[b]Modern Scientific Boxing /b
by Fred Welsh (Fred Hall Thomas)
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A rare article extracted from an encyclopedia dedicated to sports and physical culture. Much of this goes over ring craft and boxing training, some of which is unique. This is 18 pages long and complete with photographs.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/40436422/Modern_Scientific_Boxing.pdf
Boxing
By R. G. Allanson-Winn
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http://books.google.com/books/pdf/Boxing.pdf?id=FVYCAAAAYAAJ&output=pdf&sig=alMcvYLiuAU5VSCrQif3qHecYnk
Boxing, A Guide Devoted to the Art of Self Defense
by John L. Sullivan
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Spalding’s Boxing book with contributions by the one and only John L. Sullivan. The quality for this scan is a low resolution making it difficult to make out the text. Although the pictures are clearly visible, some parts are missing. Nonetheless this book is a rare find and should be interesting to look at.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/40439092/Boxing_Spalding_-_John_L._Sullivan.rar
Boxing for Beginners, with a Chapter showing its Relationship to Bayonet Fighting
by William J. Jacomb, with introduction by Joseph E. Raycroft.
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Editor’s introduction: The book, Boxing for Beginners, consists of three parts. The first shows how to box, the second describes the relationship of boxing to bayonet fighting, and the third tells how to organize a boxing tournament. Although the first section is omitted and the third section is summarized because they are exactly what one would expect, Raycroft’s introduction to the third section is included as an introduction because the remarks give insight into the War Department’s reasoning in teaching boxing to soldiers.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/40474830/Boxing_for_Beginners.pdf
Boxing from Captain John Godfrey’s 1747
Treatise Upon The Useful Science Of Defense
Webbed by Ken Pfrenger 2001
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http://ahfaa.org/1747.htm
The Science of Self Defence
A Treatise on Sparring and Wrestling (1867)
By Edmund Price
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http://www.geocities.com/cinaet/price.html
West Point Intramural Boxing Manual
A brief 49 page guide
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http://www.usma.edu/dpe/courses/Boxing/IMBX%20manual%2000-01.pdf
Extracts from a Manual of Physical Training
By Thomas Inch
-A few pages going over shadow boxing.
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http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Inch/ManualPhysicalTraining/mpt06.htm
My Greatest Ring Battles (1939)
By Benny Leonard
A neat 12 page article by Benny Leonard going over some of his greatest and toughest fights.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20050204234544/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/leonard_sgreatest.pdf
My Fighting Life
by Georges Carpentier
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http://www.archive.org/download/myfightinglife00carprich/myfightinglife00carprich.pdf
[b]Life, battles and career of Battling Nelson, lightweight champion of the world /b
By Battling Nelson
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http://www.archive.org/download/lifebattlescaree00nelsrich/lifebattlescaree00nelsrich.pdf
Mike Donovan: The Making of a Man
By Alpheus Geer (Marshall Stillman)
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http://books.google.com/books/pdf/Mike_Donovan.pdf?id=eWIDAAAAYAAJ&output=pdf&sig=ITEnD5RHqRUPsogD8F1IRLD6NI0
The Roosevelt That I Know - And Other Memories Of Famous Fighting Men
by Mike Donovan
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http://www.archive.org/download/rooseveltthatikn00donoiala/rooseveltthatikn00donoiala.pdf
Knuckles and Gloves (1922)
by Bohun Lynch
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"In this little-known gem of boxing history published in 1923, author Bohun Lynch observes, “There was a delightful simplicity about the old boxing matches.” The men fought to the finish; that is, when one failed to meet his opponent in the center of the ring. A round ended with a knockdown or a fall from wrestling, and only 30 seconds were allowed for rest and recovery. From the giants of bare-knuckle prize fighting through the pioneers of gloved combat, the men of these early years forged the renowned science of boxing in the cauldron of brutal, bloody, long-lasting bouts that would be inconceivable today.
Knuckles and Gloves covers this fascinating era in the history of boxing - the 18th through early 20th centuries. By describing in colorful detail a number of legendary bouts in chronological order, Lynch provides a valuable examination of the period when the sport transitioned from the use of bare fists to gloves, as well as snapshots of the great fighters of the day. Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Robert Fitzsimmons and James Corbett are all familiar names to modern boxing fans, but here you will also read about Frank Slavin, Jem Belcher, Tom Spring, Tom Sayers and other early combatants of the ring. Lynch’s informed commentary about the development of boxing during this important period makes Knuckles and Gloves a thoroughly enjoyable read for any enthusiast of the sport."
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http://www.archive.org/download/knucklesgloves00lyncuoft/knucklesgloves00lyncuoft.pdf
Taking the Count : Prize Ring Stories
by Charles Emmet Van Loan
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http://www.archive.org/download/takingcountprize00vanliala/takingcountprize00vanliala.pdf
Fights for the championship : the men and their times (1902)
By Fred W. J Henning
Download Volume 1 & 2 Here:
http://www.archive.org/download/fightsforchampio01hennuoft/fightsforchampio01hennuoft.pdf
http://www.archive.org/download/fightsforchampio02hennuoft/fightsforchampio02hennuoft.pdf
Kings of the Queensberry Realm (1902)
By W. W. Naughton
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AN ACCOUNT OF EVERY HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST HELD IN AMERICA UNDER THE QUEENSBERRY RULES, A SKETCH OF EVERY CONTESTANT WHO HAS TAKEN PART THEREIN, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE INVASION OF AUSTRALIAN BOXERS TOGETHER WITH A DEFENSE OF BOXING, A COMPARISON OF OLD METHODS OF BOXING AND TRAINING WITH THOSE IN VOGUE TO-DAY, AND THE COMPLETE RING RECORD OF HEAVYWEIGHT PUGILISTS
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED
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http://books.google.com/books/pdf/Kings_of_the_Queensberry_Realm.pdf?id=ddb3G7AjqPsC&output=pdf&sig=ht8zNCugTtgBoVAYyqwSWfshzWo
Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists (1906)
by Henry Downes Miles
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The History of British Boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists; full reports of their battles from contemporary newspapers, with authentic portraits, personal anecdotes, and sketches of the principal patrons of the prize ring, forming a complete history of the ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the last championship battle between King and Heenan, in December 1863.
Download Volume 1 & 2 Here:
http://www.archive.org/download/pugilisticahisto01mileuoft/pugilisticahisto01mileuoft.pdf
http://www.archive.org/download/pugilisticahisto02mileuoft/pugilisticahisto02mileuoft.pdf
Pancratia, Or, A History of Pugilism: Containing a Full Account of Every Battle of Note from the time of Broughton and Slack down to the Present Day. (1812)
By W.G. Thomas, Esq.
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http://books.google.com/books/pdf/Pancratia__Or__A_History_of_Pugilism.pdf?id=61ACAAAAYAAJ&output=pdf&sig=AAM98v0kj9DXYKrV0UT_rr1Qg5A
Tom Sayers, sometime champion of England, his life and pugilistic career.
The Fight (1822)
By William Hazlitt
-LIT format requires Windows Reader to view.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20031222194850/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/hazlitt.lit
The Croxley Master: A Great Tale of the Prize Ring
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Fiction
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http://books.google.com/books/pdf/The_Croxley_Master.pdf?id=rOE0AAAAMAAJ&output=pdf&sig=d0IKZkLba4h0iEuSX_0fJxwUr2g
The Game (1905)
By Jack London
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“A TRANSCRIPT FROM REAL LIFE”
“Joe Fleming, a youth of twenty, earning his livelihood as a sailmaker and supporting his mother and sisters by his trade, augments his income by prize-fighting before so-called sporting clubs. On the eve of his marriage to Genevieve, an employe’ in the Silversteins’ candy shop, Joe is to fight his last bout before a club, having promised Genevieve to give up “the game,” which, while it seems wrong to her, is to him a clean and manly as well as lucrative occupation. It is Joe’s desire that Genevieve shall witness the fight, and the girl has reluctantly agreed to do so.”
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http://www.jacklondons.net/writings/TheGame/toc.html
The Mexican (1911)
By Jack London
(Jack London received $750 for this short story on June 26, 1911.)
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http://web.archive.org/web/20050520183901/http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/TheMexican.pdf
The Abysmal Brute (1913)
By Jack London
Fiction
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http://www.archive.org/download/abysmalbrute00londrich/abysmalbrute00londrich.pdf
Or read it here: http://www.jacklondons.net/writings/AbysmalBrute/toc.html
A Piece of Steak (1909)
By Jack London
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“Jack London began this short story May 15, 1909 and finished it June 2, 1909. On October 11, 1909 he received five hundred dollars for the story. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 182, November 20, 1909.”
You can find this short story throughout the web, but I thought this to be better since it came with illustrations and can be downloaded and viewed offline. This is an ebook is possible thanks to the efforts of someone at the cyber boxing zone.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20061210201711/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jacklondon-apieceofsteak.pdf
On Assignment (2002)
By Cliff Rold
-Winner of the October 2002 Short Story Contest
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http://web.archive.org/web/20050204224547/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w1102-cr.pdf
Beast of the Heartland (2002)
By Lucius Shepard
Fiction
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http://web.archive.org/web/20070203164140/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w1102-ls.pdf
Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport
By John Boyle O’Reilly
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http://books.google.com/books/pdf/Ethics_of_Boxing_and_Manly_Sport.pdf?id=l1ECAAAAYAAJ&output=pdf&sig=E1ajclTY6iU4ZiPrtYJTIdOhcKY
Muhammad Ali & Company
By Thomas Hauser
You can view dosens of boxing articles, and book excerpts at at this link:
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/preview.htm
You can read alot of excerpts, articles on Gene Tunney and his contemporaries at http://web.archive.org/web/20061115074007/http://www.genetunney.org/
