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Workouts from Boxing's Greatest Champs: Get in Shape with Muhammad Ali, Fernando Vargas, Roy Jones Jr., and Other Legends

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Here is a boxing book that needs to be a part of your collection. Even if you are not a die-hard boxing fan, I'm sure you have an awareness of how physically fit these athletes have to be in order to compete at the championship level. Gary Todd has traveled around the world and gained real insight (straight from the champion's mouths) on how they prepared themselves. This book even tells how the Great Muhammad Ali trained, and what he ate during his training camps, etc.

I found this book to be very informative and an overall "EASY" read. For a person on the go, this is one of those books that has the look and feel of a magazine vs. a book. Once I picked it up and started reading it, I didn't stop until I finished the book. At approximately 144 pages, with great photos to illustrate the training, I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a boost of motivation to get their own body into better shape.

In addition to covering these great Champion's workouts such as Roy Jones Jr., Muhammad Ali, Kostya Tszyu, etc, Gary shares his own workout program as well. On page 139, Gary's statement says it all; "Work Hard, Train Hard, Be Your Best - Push Through To The End." With the New Year just coming in, this book hits the market at a great time to align with those New Year's resolutions. Hey, this book has motivated me to revisit my own workout routines. A great `reader friendly" book loaded with a ton of valuable information for getting your body in shape. It's like having these great boxing champions as your personal trainers. I give this book two thumbs up!


Ron Brashear - Insideboxing.com

this book is the best book on boxing i have read. i was so excited when i got the book, and i couldnt put it down. the author travelled to meet and train with some of the biggest names of the sport of boxing, and document what they did in the gym. you can tell that the author has walked the walk and talked the talk. the photos are fantastic and the book also gives the reader, a typical day in the life of the champion, while he was training for their big fights. this unique fly on the wall look at boxings world champions is the best i have seen. the real deal.

This is not at all what might be expected. The book is filled with pictures, the same 10 or so interview questions and a list of workout routines that vary, slightly, with each athlete. There is no rationale included in the benefits or strategy of each boxer's workout or routine. There is very little here that would be of use or interest to anyone interested in learning.

This book is basically asking the different boxers the same questions and finding out how many rounds to do the different exercises: shadow boxing, heavy bag, speed bag, jump rope etc... kind of repetitive stuff.

It would have been a bit more interesting to find out what they do when they shadow box, or heavy bag, and how do they change their workouts. It needed less boxers but more in depth info.

I thought that this book was going to be a little more in depth about the workouts that the Champs did in this book. Instead it gave a very brief discussion of what they did. I didn't pay much for this book so i am not too disappointed. Now i just sits on my coffee table for my guests to have a quick read.

As a boxing fan, I wanted to check this book out to see the workout ideas of the great boxers. To be honest, the glimpses into their training regimes are fairly short and repetitive. I would have liked a bit more on even just one boxer but the author did give his own training routine and some good tips.

The pictures were pretty good in the book. A quick read.

great book. ive read loads of boxing books, but this has a different read altogether. i loved it. shane, miami

I've always been curious and fascinated about how different boxers train. It's amazing that fighters toil, sacrifice and train for months for a few minutes of action.

This book gives you a glimpse of how fighters basically eat, live and prepare prior to the showdown in the ring. Granted, no one fighter will follow the same template as another, and a boxer's needs will change from fight to fight. However, Roadwork, jumping rope, bag work and excercises have been a constant in the boxing regimen for decades.

Some, such as Ali shunned weights and others used weights. However, Roy Jones for a fact did reluctantly lift before fighting Ruiz in order to bulk up, however the rest of the time he uses calisthenics as a part of his routine.

I have to give the author credit for his effort that went into the book and the caliber of fighters he interviewed for the material. His passion about the sport is evident on each page.

A great book both for reading and reference purposes.

I bought this book for my hubby b/c his favorite boxer is Ali! I also got him a punching bag set. He is in Afghanistan so Ill see how he likes it when he gets back. I honestly havent even looked through it.

This is not a bad book. The problem is that every champ's training routine is pretty much the same. One of the major flaws is that it does not detail any type of strength training routine. Any decent book on boxing training will pretty much tell you what is here. It's all pretty much the same: roadwork, hitting the bag, sparring, etc. No champion level secrets are revealed whatsover.