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Fighting Fit: Boxing Workouts, Techniques, and Sparring (Start-Up Sports, Number 12) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Doug Werner, Alan Lachica
Publisher: Tracks Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 177697
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1884654029
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.83
EAN: 9781884654022
ASIN: 1884654029
Publication Date: October 1, 2000
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Product Description
A boxer's workout is a fantastic way to burn calories-it is engaging, exhilarating, and effective. Going beyond jumping rope and punching the heavy bag, Fighting Fit describes intermediate and advanced boxing skills that will help anyone improve their performance in the ring. This boxing workout will help develop body and character so that athletes can get into the best shape of their lives, build self-confidence, and be winners in and out of the ring.
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 Excellent boxing book January 1, 2009
Joseph M Burtner (Kennesaw, Georgia)
Though this book is theoretically about how to use boxing to get fit, what it really is is a fantastic guide to solo or partner training. The first chapter reviews the basic training equipment needed, even offering a probable price list, before moving on to a chapter on basic stance, footwork, and head movement. The next two chapters are on basic offense and defense, and include info on combination building and how to use the heavy bag for building defence. The next section is on the various drills using the mirror, the bag, and your partner. The mirror section is worth only one page, but the rest is invaluable. With the bag, author Lachica demonstrates punches, footwork, and defense, while reminding the reader to keep in mind technique, rhythm, and strategy. He provides a number of drills to keep things from getting boring. With partner drills, he begins with counter drills, where one defends a punch and then returns with his own punch, then moves on to flow drills, which combine offense and defense for both parnters. The next two chapters are on situational sparring and free sparring, and provide excellent advice for the beginner. The book finishes up with three fitness chapters, on resistance training, stretching, and cardio training, respectively. This book provides a good blueprint for improving one's boxing skills, as well as getting into shape. Recommended for beginners and fighters alike.
best boxing book I have found! October 29, 2008
R. Tkatch (Atlantic City, NJ USA)
This is the best book on boxing that I have found and I have quite a few manuals on the subject. It has the basics but also shows drills that I haven't found anywhere else. Its my "bible" for when I want to work a certain aspect.
 Not Perfect, But Still A Darn Good Basic Overall Guide For A Good Boxing Workout October 6, 2008
Shawn Kovacich (The Greatest Little City in the World)
I found this book to be very informative although a lot of the information that was contained in this book I already had previous knowledge of. That's not to say that I didn't learn anything, as a matter of fact I actually learned quite a bit.
However, I would add that none of the techniques described in this book were gone over with any great detail, but since this book was intended more as an overall guide, the author did pretty well. Although there were a couple of sections, notably the resistance exercise and stretching sections, that were rather weak on any real type of detailed explanations.
This book begins with a basic overview of the boxing basics such as; footwork, stances, punches, blocks, body movement, etc. It then goes into a wide variety of boxing drills and training methods with various pieces of equipment that you can use to hone your boxing skills. The final section of the book covers the basics of sparring with a partner.
Now I know that the pictures aren't going to be perfect because of the way that they are printed in a black and white format on regular paper instead of color photograph on glossy paper, but they still came out fairly well and I really didn't have much of a problem at all seeing what the author was trying to say through the use of these photographs. However, I would also add that there were a lot of places were more descriptive text would have been a definite plus.
In addition to this particular book on boxing, I would also recommend the following books to improve your boxing skills.
Boxing Mastery: Advanced Technique, Tactics, and Strategies from the Sweet Science
Savage Science Of Streetfighting: Applying The Lessons Of Championship Boxing To Serious Street Survival
Championship Streetfighting: Boxing As A Martial Art
Fists, Wits, And A Wicked Right: Surviving On The Wild Side Of The Street
And one of my all-time favorites, but beware, it can be very expensive!
Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense
Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
Fighting Fit: November 30, 2007
K. R. Hiltz (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the second book in a series of three collaborations between Doug Werner and Alan Lachica on the topic of boxing.
The book "Fighting Fit", is the best of the three. It is packed with boxing wisdom, is well written, and the photographs easily show the techniques being taught.
From a person who wishes to learn boxing for fitness purposes, or for people like myself who compete, this book is a valuable tool.
I highly recommend it.
Good For the all around athlete May 29, 2007
Daniel Boren (North Carolina)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a soldier currently deployed in Afghanistan (airborne infantry). I ordered the book to try to pick up on a new sport. The pictures and descriptions in the book are very descriptive and very helpful in learning the moves. Although I would consider this a great book for the beginner boxer or someone trying to improve, the lifting section could use alittle more detail. I would also like to see alittle more about nutrition. Other than that, the technique and fundamentals described in this book are excellent.
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