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The Training methods of old tyme boxers
Posted: 16 Apr 2018, 15:29
by Caractacus
How did they train up until the time of Gentleman Jim Corbett ?
Did they usually have a day job to support themselves or what ?
Re: The Training methods of old tyme boxers
Posted: 18 Apr 2018, 04:10
by Kalan
They used many of the methods the London Prize Rules fighters of the bare knuckle era developed over hundreds of years... Running... sprinting... rope skipping... bag punching... sparring... pushups... pullups... situps... weight lifting... rope climbing... tree chopping... Whatever they could think of to make themselves stronger, faster, and more durable.
Re: The Training methods of old tyme boxers
Posted: 18 Apr 2018, 06:03
by BitPlayer
There's various Manuels from the LPR era that speak about training.
I've seen notes on Sullivan's training, it was hard.
Re: The Training methods of old tyme boxers
Posted: 18 Apr 2018, 14:55
by Caractacus
BitPlayer wrote: ↑18 Apr 2018, 06:03
There's various Manuels from the LPR era that speak about training.
I've seen notes on Sullivan's training, it was hard.
Didn't Sullivan like walk/run for about 25 miles or something and then head back to camp for sparring ?
Re: The Training methods of old tyme boxers
Posted: 21 Apr 2018, 15:53
by Kalan
All I know is he was way overweight for Corbett... Soused, and out of shape...
Sullivan was as light as 190 for some of his fights---which was his preferred weight---but he was frequently fat.
Re: The Training methods of old tyme boxers
Posted: 22 Apr 2018, 06:49
by BitPlayer
https://archive.org/details/scienceofselfdef00pric
Check out this book from 1867, has parts in old school training.