Boxing History and Ring Science Ebooks

[Chris Nagel]

50 years at ringside
By Nat Fleischer

Here's a good tome that I found several months back while browsing Google books. I'm surprised that I had forgotten to add it earlier.

Download Here

[Chris Nagel]

Fewtrell's Science of Manual Defence
By Thomas Fewtrell (1790)

Boxing Reviewed; or, the Science of Manual Defence, displayed on rational principles. Comprehending a complete description of the principle pugilists, from the earliest period of Broughton's time, to the present Day.

Download: http://www.sirwilliamhope.org/Librar...l/Fewtrell.pdf
View Here: Fewtrell: Library: The Linacre School of Defence

[Chris Bown]

Thanks for taking the time to post all these books and links.

Chris

[Dadi Astthorsson]

This is a great resource. I have quite a few boxing manuals that I'm going to try and scan/transcribe, starting with Jimmy Wilde's book.

[Chris Nagel]

This is a great resource. I have quite a few boxing manuals that I'm going to try and scan/transcribe, starting with Jimmy Wilde's book.

Good luck with that, let us know how it goes. Anyways, what did you think of Jimmy Wilde's book?

[Chris Nagel]

Anyways guys, here's another Netlibrary account:
username: nagelklipper
password: saddoboxing

There's a few books that you might find interesting such as, The Greatest Fight of Our Generation: Louis Vs. Schmeling, The Prince and the Prophet: The Rise of Naseem Hamed, and Body & Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer

[Dadi Astthorsson]

Good luck with that, let us know how it goes. Anyways, what did you think of Jimmy Wilde's book?

The main points I got out of it were how he explained the way he approached a fight, as well as how his high KO percentage was made possible because he simply stepped in when others would not. It's a pithy book and I wish I had one by every fighter I am interested in. He doesn't proselytize on boxing technique in general, but explains his own distinct style.

[Chris Nagel]

The main points I got out of it were how he explained the way he approached a fight, as well as how his high KO percentage was made possible because he simply stepped in when others would not. It's a pithy book and I wish I had one by every fighter I am interested in. He doesn't proselytize on boxing technique in general, but explains his own distinct style.

I usually prefer books written by fighters, or at least as far as boxing manuals are concerned. Peter Heller's book, In this Corner (I think that's the name), is a compilation of fighter's interviews. It's a very entertaining read. I enjoy talking to fighters/ex-fighters, usually about fights and boxing techniques as I value their thoughts and opinions.