Boxing Mastery Advanced Technique, Tactics and Strategies from the Sweet Science Mark Hatmaker with Doug Werner Tracks Publishing San Diego, California Photography by Doug Werner TRACKS PUBLISHING Boxing Mastery Advanced Technique, Tactics and Strategies from the Sweet Science Mark Hatmaker with Doug Werner TRACKS PUBLISHING Tracks Publishing 140 Brightwood Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 619-476-7125
[email protected] www.startupsports.com All r ights reser ved. No par t of this book ma y be reproduced or transmitted in an y form or b y any means, electronic or mechan ical, including photocop ying, recording or b y an y inf ormation storage and retrieval system without per mission from the author, except for the inclusion of br ief quotations in a review. Copyright © 2004 by Doug Werner 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Hatmaker, Mark. Boxing mastery : advanced technique, tactics and strategies from the sweet science / Mark Hatmaker with Doug Werner. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1884654215 LCCN 2004111980 1. Boxing--Training. II. Title. GV1137.6.H38 2004 I. Werner, Doug, 1950796.83 QBI04-700438 Dedicated to the sweet science and to all who have laced on gloves attempting to go beyond slugging. Acknowledgements in alphabetical order Aisha Buxton for production Phyllis Carter for editing Kylie Hatmaker for set production Kory Hays for showing and sharing his talent throughout this guide Margaret Simonds for production Students and teachers past and present for making every day a learning opportunity Contents Introduction 1. Training continuum 2. Stances and guards 3. Footwork 4. Upper body mobility 5. Fist rolling 6. Hinge principle 7. Punches 8. KOs and power punching 9. Jab drills 10. Combinations 11. Beat punching 12. Defensive concepts 13. Defense mechanics 14. Isolation and touch sparring 15. Feinting 16. Drawing 17. Pivoting and waltzing 18. Shifting 19. Shuffling 20. Caught on the ropes 21. Infighting and shelling up 22. Clinching 23. Ring generalship 7 11 15 23 31 35 39 43 75 83 105 125 127 129 145 147 157 171 177 181 187 193 199 203 Resources Index 219 220 Warning label Boxing includes contact and can be dangerous . Use proper equipment* and tr ain saf ely. Practice with restraint and respect for your partners. Drill for fun, fitness and to impro ve skills. Do not fight with the intent to do har m. *Since padded gear can b lock and shado w important views, fighters shown in this book did not wear sparring gloves or protective gear in order to better show technique. Author and publisher do not advocate boxing without proper equipment. Introduction If you browse any bookstore looking for contemporary boxing books, you will find a few biographies of past great fighters and a smattering from the present.You will find also many titles regarding fitness boxing. Fitness boxing is a curious animal. It is nothing more than taking the bare b