BOXERGUY

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A reference companion to the museum — the rules and scoring of boxing, training and conditioning, the technique and tactics of the ring, and the history and culture of the sport. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

Rules & Scoring

How boxing works — the Queensberry rules, rounds and the ten-point-must system, weight classes, knockouts and decisions, fouls and the count.

11 entries

Training & Conditioning

Building the fighter — strength and conditioning, roadwork and cardio, the one-rep max, footwork and flexibility, and weight cutting done safely.

10 entries

Technique & Tactics

The craft of the ring — the jab, cross, hook, and uppercut, guards and slipping, counterpunching, stance and footwork, and ring generalship.

11 entries

History & Culture

The story of the sport — from ancient and bare-knuckle boxing to the modern era, the great rivalries, the governing bodies, and boxing on film.

11 entries