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Boxing For Beginners: A Guide To Competition & Fitness [Paperback]

Billy Finegan (Author)
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Book Description

November 14, 2008
Master Boxing Basics While Getting into Shape

Whether you want to learn the core principles of boxing or simply get into better shape, Boxing for Beginners is the personal trainer you've been looking for.

Golden Gloves champion Billy Finegan covers everything from the standard equipment you need to get started to the basic workouts and punching drills you need to know before heading into the ring. With step-by-step instruction accompanied by detailed photographs, Boxing for Beginners shows you how to:

  • Master punches like the jab, right cross, left hook, and uppercut
  • Throw well-timed combination punches with ease
  • Develop blocking, slipping, and ducking techniques
  • Use the jump rope to improve your overall level of physical fitness
  • Properly warm up using dynamic stretching techniques
  • Improve your bag work with single punch drills, footwork movement drills, and free round drills
  • Spar with a partner and succeed in one-on-one competition
Plus, you'll discover how to develop a personalized workout schedule that incorporates a wide range of conditioning exercises and cool down stretches.

So what are you waiting for? Take the next step toward your fitness and boxing goals, and let Boxing for Beginners strengthen your mind, sharpen your reflexes, and give you that mean right hook you've always wanted.


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About the Author

Billy Finegan is a Golden Gloves Champion, as well as member of the Olympic team and a fitness and boxing teacher. He is actively involved in the Arnold USA Boxing Invitational.

Courtney Clark teaches fitness seminars around the country and at Tokey Hill Martial Arts Center in Roslyn, NY. She has ghostwritten three books on golf and is currently writing a book on baseball.

Bruce Curtis has chronicled many of the significant events of the last decades of the 20th century as a photographer for Time, LIFE and Sports Illustrated.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Betterway Books (November 14, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1558708502
  • ISBN-13: 978-1558708501
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #723,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Basic Guide for Beginners To Boxing, November 26, 2008
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This review is from: Boxing For Beginners: A Guide To Competition & Fitness (Paperback)
Just like the title implies, this is a good basic guide to boxing for the novice who is interested in boxing. The author gives you a brief amount of information on a lot of different areas concerning boxing and not just on the techniques of boxing, but also on other important areas as well. The one area that this book is lacking is that there should have been a lot more photographs in this book when it came to describing the various techniques.

However, considering that this is more or less a beginners guide to boxing for the uninformed, it probably is sufficient. However, if you really want to learn some solid boxing skills for the ring and the street, I would highly recommend the following books.

Championship Fighting Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense

The Straight Lead: The Core of Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do

Championship Streetfighting: Boxing As A Martial Art

Savage Science Of Streetfighting: Applying The Lessons Of Championship Boxing To Serious Street Survival

Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Creator of numerous books and DVD's.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Wanted more for my money., September 3, 2009
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I was hoping for more illustrations than what was provided. This book is very basic. It is more of a stretching and diet book than a boxing book.
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