Workouts from Boxing's Greatest Champs

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Not bad - Rated
this book includes alot of great fighters but theyre training routines arent anywhere near as much as i would have said they should be!
and if you have read one of the fighters routines and the q and a then you have read all of them!
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Short on the detail - Rated
The book is fine as far as it goes, the writer seems like a really nice guy and everything but be aware of what it is you're buying: every boxer that he features just offers some really basic info about their training and it's always the same stuff :- how far they run, how long they skip for, how long they spar for, how much time they spend on the speed bag and the heavy bag; really, read one guy's routine you've pretty much read them all and if you're a boxer it's pretty much what you've been doing too. Don't really get all the positive reviews on this one.

Really good book (very informative) - Rated
Best book I have read re boxers training (and I have a fair few!). Cleared up alot of questions I had re format of workouts, typical diet and free weight v's bodyweight exercise useage (I would never had believed that certain boxers had not used weights looking at thier builds until I got this book). My only problem was in some interviews and workouts I would have liked alittle bit more detail. And as mentioned in an earlier review more info re authors experience interviewing the champs would have been cool. In all a really good book with loadsa information and really good tips and examples of how to make your own program and good for motivation.

best of its kind - Rated
i bought this book while i was in los angeles. fantastic. gave me a new respect for these world champions, as the author todd takes the reader into the gym with the stars of boxing. barry. chicago.

These workouts have been proven, unlike the rest - Rated
I have read alot of different books on this subject and can say with all honesty that this is the best one so far. Why would you want to follow the training methods of somebody who has skill in writing but has not proven anything in the ring (or corner), when you can do what has worked for great fighters like Ali, Roy Jones, Vargas, Buchanan and many others.

studying this book also helps you to see patterns in relation to the style of the fighters. For example fighters who rely on speed like Ali, Jones Jr and others never use any weights in their workouts. They also focus on the exercises that develop speed. on the other hand power punchers like Kostya Tszyu and Ricky Hatton spend alot of time using weights as well as other conditioning exercises. Fighters losing weight like Vargas tend to combine different elements in to their workouts.

The book also has brief interviews which give some insight into the lifestyle, diet and routine of prizefighters. It isn't the life of O' Riley, thats for sure.

This book is essential reading for anybody that competes at any level in the sport of boxing. For people who use boxing workouts to promote physical fitness, it would also be a great source of information. Finally, the book is written in simple english so anybody can benefit. I usually like complex writing styles but not when I am training!

This book is also an ideal gift for any boxaholic that you know. They will be thankful and they'll remember you whenever they workout. If they are a true boxaholic, that could be up to 6 times a week!