Boxing Mastery: Advanced Technique, Tactics, and Strategies from the Sweet Science

by Mark Hatmaker, Doug Werner

This guide to the finer points of boxing provides the wisdom needed to make the transition from enthusiastic beginner to proficient pugilist. The ABCs of ring generalship, offensive and defensive ring movements, feints, and draws and fakes are examined and explained along with clinching techniques, head-hunting, body work, and counter-punching chains. Strategies for boxing against tall and short opponents as well as for a variety of fighting styles such as charger, speed-demon, stick-and-move, and slugger and brawler are discussed in detail. Specific drills focus on sophisticated ring stratagems such as throwing complex combinations, cutting off the ring, fighting off the ropes, generating power, and cornering an opponent are included.

Genres: Martial Arts, Sports, Fitness

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Matt Deaton · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exceptionally well-written boxing book, with just the right amount of instruction.

Hatmaker's an effective teacher because he's an expert, but also because he knows how to boil down the instruction to the essentials, which allows the student to focus on what matters most, absent the typical distracting fluff. As someone eager to get to the point, absorb what's useful and move on, this was very welcome.

The illustrative photos are useful as well, and as someone who's dabbled in boxing for a decade, and is actually competing now, I learned a great deal -- several techniques towards the end were brand new to me, and I've been able to begin to apply them in the ring. Thanks, Mark!

[Caileigh C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Already knew most of it 😕

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best boxing book that I have found for technique and drills. It is well-illustrated. Be mindful however that both of the boxers pictured throughout are south paws.

[B · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not as long as it seems because it has a lot of pictures. It has a lot of fundamentals in boxing which are necessary for anyone interesting in it to know. In addition it has a lot of nice combos in it to use.

[Jerrodm · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a book about boxing. What else is there to say?