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Sinopsis

Joe Louis’s How to Box will teach you to deliver a knockout punch, step by step. The legendary heavyweight champion thoroughly covers all aspects of boxing in this well-written, definitive guide. Louis’s sense of fair play, good sportsmanship, and dedicated training will both instruct and inspire. Beginning with mental discipline, Louis moves through basic training and equipment to stance, punching, and footwork, followed by working with a punching bag, methods of training, and learning various strategic punches. Generously illustrated with diagrams and action photos, here is everything needed to learn how to excel in the ring.One of the greatest boxers of all time, Joe Louis was in the ring before and during World War II. Some of his famous bouts became symbolic of the larger global conflict at hand; because of this he was the first Black American to be widely recognized as a national hero, playing a key role in the eventual integration of professional sports.Also included in this edition are listings of Louis’s Heavyweight Title Defenses and championships in every weight class. How To Box concisely presents the best boxing techniques along with a slice of sporting history. Whether you are a sports fan, want a great workout, or plan to competitively enter the ring one day, this book by the man who famously said, "You can run, but you can’t hide," is must reading.

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Joe Louis (1914-1981), known worldwide as the "Brown Bomber," is universally recognized as one of the greatest and most influential heavyweight boxers of all time. Reigning as the World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title longer and defended it more times than any other heavyweight in boxing history. Beyond his unparalleled athletic dominance and technical brilliance in the ring, Louis was a profound cultural icon and one of the first African American athletes to achieve status as a beloved national hero in the United States.

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