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Summary: Awesome
Review: From cover to cover this book will tell what trainers won't and whether you are a beginner or a pro this book will give you all the knowledge you need to take out any opposition. I would recommend this book to anybody that's serious about being a boxer.
Rating: 
Summary: Overall good book
Review: I found this book to be very informative on different styles of boxing. It covers all you need to get started like footwork, punches, and fitness. I would recommend this book anyday.
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Summary: How to Be an Ass-Whipping Boxer
Review: If you are completely green to boxing the contents of this book will rush down on you like a river whose dam suddenly broke. At first some of the concepts were alein to me. I had already been kickboxing when I picked up this book for the first time so some of the concepts seemed out dated. You have to know something going into the book, J.C. Thomas lived in a time when men fought with and without gloves and he made a living at it. His "prattle" gives important insight into how he lived. One important example is a story he tells of a boxer killing a man in the ring. How many pros have died in pro fights in the last decade or two. Probably not many if any at all. And look at the difference in the sizes between then and now. He fought for stale bread to eat you think Tyson would risk death for stale bread? Besides that he spent time in the navy, and at the time it was a lot harder on a person than the modern Navy so tough was trained into you. To people who doubt his power, you work his drills everyday in a single minded attempt to bulid power and see what happens. If you would like to study combat arts seriously pick up this book and the following: The Tao of Jeet Kune DO, Renaissance Swordmanship, a book on Iron Hand triaing and Kung Fu Iron body trianing. Read the swordsmanshipbook first and then the Tao of JKD then this book and use the other two as refenece. You would also be well advised to either or both of Ned beaumonts books on boxing. And if you want a book that will teach you to get strong without weights get the Naked Warrior by Pavel it will complament the other books very well let me just say this, I do not have alot of confidence in Pavel T. but this time he delivers the goods, however he has some other products that are inticing but don't fall into this trap, stick to these basics and Beumonts suggestions on hiking ( I would add at least 60 pound pack to this)or maybe substitute sled pulls for aerobic conditioning . All except one or two of these books are sold right here on amazon.com.
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Summary: Snake-like, Savage, Unorthodox
Review: It's awesome and unlike any other fighting book I've seen. It's got some cool bizarre techniques, very unorthodox. This book is a collection of Champ's small books from the 70s and early 80s, so it can be a little repetitive when you go from one book to another. The first book "How to Create a Super Boxer" is the longest and most basic, covering all aspects, with the proceeding books breaking them down into greater detail. Champ uses a stance kind of like the ready stance from "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" with your lead hand low protecting your body and rear hand high protecting your face/head. Champ called it the "Stonewall Defense" stance since it doesn't leave you open. You're like a coiled cobra ready to strike and you're shielded from your enemy. I saw a quick southpaw boxer on TV use a similar stance with great success, although I'm uncomfortable striking with my hand kept low. The protagonist in the drawings is even kind of snake looking and the techniques look pretty savage. This book is fun to read with good stories and drawings. It's got everything I wanted in an unexpected way. I've tried to find out more about Champ Thomas on the internet but can't find anything. He was even a professional wrestler, but still couldn't be found. I've never heard of him before and I wonder why he didn't box professionally instead of beating up amateurs. It's too bad he's basically been forgotten.
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Summary: From a Total Amateur's Perspective: Good, Not Great
Review: My main gripe about this book is that it isn't complete enough in terms of its being a "how-to" manual. There are no photos, just drawings -- with fighters in positions which sometimes seem anatomically unlikely. Photos would be substantial proof of the value of the author's advice, while drawings *may* be proof. Additionally, there is a lot of unnecessary prattle and not enough in terms of the details of what to actually do. You'd expect, for example, a list of common punch-sequences to master, as found in other books. I also wonder if the author, who claims to have knocked out dozens of opponents in a single *day*, wasn't simply blessed with unique knockout power and perhaps speed. In other words, I'm skeptical that anyone who faithfully follows the techniques in the book will actually become a... boxer unless he is similarly blessed. Still, there is enough in here to make it worthwhile. Again, I'm a complete boxing novice, so perhaps my ignorance blinds me to the true value of this book. In any case I plan on reading several others on the subject. This one is certainly not a be-all-and-end-all.
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Summary: From a Total Amateur's Perspective: Good, Not Great
Review: My main gripe about this book is that it isn't complete enough in terms of its being a "how-to" manual. There are no photos, just drawings -- with fighters in positions which sometimes seem anatomically unlikely. Photos would be substantial proof of the value of the author's advice, while drawings *may* be proof. Additionally, there is a lot of unnecessary prattle and not enough in terms of the details of what to actually do. You'd expect, for example, a list of common punch-sequences to master, as found in other books. I also wonder if the author, who claims to have knocked out dozens of opponents in a single *day*, wasn't simply blessed with unique knockout power and perhaps speed. In other words, I'm skeptical that anyone who faithfully follows the techniques in the book will actually become a... boxer unless he is similarly blessed. Still, there is enough in here to make it worthwhile. Again, I'm a complete boxing novice, so perhaps my ignorance blinds me to the true value of this book. In any case I plan on reading several others on the subject. This one is certainly not a be-all-and-end-all.
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Summary: A Good, Solid Foundation From An Old-Time Boxer
Review: There's not much flash in this book, and that's the way it was meant to be. Thomas assumes you know nothing (or next to nothing) about boxing and gets you started right. Many of the "spa boxerobicise" types may look down on this book, but it's full of good common sense, won the hard way. I personally had no problems with the Champ's stories, even if they are exaggerations. Over the years, I've learned plenty from old timers who were known to "improve the truth" on occasion.
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Summary: A Good, Solid Foundation From An Old-Time Boxer
Review: There's not much flash in this book, and that's the way it was meant to be. Thomas assumes you know nothing (or next to nothing) about boxing and gets you started right. Many of the "spa boxerobicise" types may look down on this book, but it's full of good common sense, won the hard way. I personally had no problems with the Champ's stories, even if they are exaggerations. Over the years, I've learned plenty from old timers who were known to "improve the truth" on occasion.
Rating:
Summary: A Good, Solid Foundation From An Old-Time Boxer
Review: There's not much flash in this book, and that's the way it was meant to be. Thomas assumes you know nothing (or next to nothing) about boxing and gets you started right. Many of the "spa boxerobicise" types may look down on this book, but it's full of good common sense, won the hard way. I personally had no problems with the Champ's stories, even if they are exaggerations. Over the years, I've learned plenty from old timers who were known to "improve the truth" on occasion.
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Summary: Full of knowledge
Review: This book teaches you everything you need to know to be a great boxer. I highly recommend this book. The section on the Stonewall defense was worth the money itself.
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