The Complete Amateur Boxer

von J. G. Bohun Lynch

288 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Prefaced by the Earl of Lonsdale and including advice for amateurs, professionals and military boxers, this is an extremely comprehensive guide for all things sweet-science.The guide takes the reader through the history of boxing, from ancient Greece to the Georgian bare-knuckle era and to the Queensberry ruleset we know and follow today.The guide is part history, part training manual and part sport journalism - all held together in a readable and easy to access format.It includes illustrations, photography and film-stills to further add detail to technique instruction and nuance to advice for the reader.Its aim is to be a set-piece and comprehensive view of boxing's past, present and future and it does so with great detail, accuracy and readability.The Complete Amateur Boxer acts as an unmissable read for those who want to explore the bridging era between Victorian boxing and the sport as it moves through the 20th century.

• Themen: Sport & Freizeit Kampfsport und Selbstverteidigung Boxen
• ISBN: 9781474543439
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.10.2026
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press Ltd