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The International Boxing Hall of Fame's Basic Boxing Skills

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Floyd Patterson's book is less of a guide for boxers than it is reflection of a man who put others above himself. His kindness, restraint and humility are what youth today should aspire to rather than emulate the big mouthed thugs that came after him.

Readers may be taken aback by the simplicity of the techniques; however, they are extremely effective. Floyd Patterson was a terrific boxer. Muhammad Ali modified his techniques by moving around more. Imagine getting in the ring with either of these guys. Although Floyd Patterson had a different style than Joe Louis or Max Schmelling his training style in here is the same. I would love to see a Joe Louis, Max Schmelling, Muhammad Ali or Rocky Marciano get in the ring with these ultimate fighter guys. Although the brazilian fighting style of ultimate fighters is very effective, they wouldn't last one round with any of these boxing greats. We live in a naive generation that is impressed by these moronic thugs. They aren't that tough. These boxing greats are tough. Not one of them could take the punishment Max Schmelling could absorb. Not many of them could catch up to Ali. Not any of them could handle the punches of Louis or Marciano. And not any of them could last two seconds with Floyd Patterson.

This book appears just as it had in 1974. There appear to be no updates. Some of the references are outdated. Also, I was expecting some of the finer points of boxing to be discussed. No such luck. The book is more of an overview. Newer books go into far greater detail about things like weight transfer and such. It was cheap and a quick read but skip this one.