Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense
by Jack Dempsey · Simon & Schuster
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey's 1950 manual on punching power. It explains stance, the falling step, the drop and trigger steps, straight punches, shovel hooks, feinting and aggressive defence, with drills for each. This is the Simon & Schuster reissue.
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