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Originally Posted by Garland
So there's a movie out there that makes you a better boxer than most amatuer fighters???
Damn, man, do you realize how stupid that makes you sound?
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Considering it's a book, that makes you sound pretty stupid :P I can't recall any instructional videos even coming close to the date where Dempsey kicked the bucket, much less was in his prime. And considering the majority of boxers I talk to today wouldn't know a shovel hook from their right nut, I'd say it offers a lot more than you might think.
Here's a little excerpt on why Dempsey wrote this book:
"At any rate, I came to the conclusion that "self-defense" is being taught wrong nearly everywhere, for the following reasons:
1. Beginners are not grounded in the four principles methods of putting the body weight in fast motion: (a) FALLING STEP (b) LEG SPRING (c) SHOULDER WHIRL (d) UPWARD SURGE.
2. The extremely important POWERLINE in punching seems to have been forgotten.
3. The wholesale failure of instructors and trainers to appreciate the close cooperation necessary between the POWERLINE and WEIGHT-MOTION results generally in IMPURE PUNCHING - weak hitting.
4. Explosive straight punching has almost become a lost art because instructors place so much "emphasis on shoulder whirl" that beginners are taught wrongfully to punch straight "without stepping" whenever possible.
5. Failure to teach the FALLING STEP (TRIGGER STEP) for straight punching has resulted in the "Left Jab" being used generally as a light, auxiliary weapon for making opening and "setting up," instead of as a "stunning blow."
6. Beginners are not shown the difference between SHOVEL HOOKS and UPPERCUTS.
7. Beginners are not warned that taking "long steps" with hooks open those hooks into "swings"
8. The BOB-WEAVE rarely is explained properly.
9. Necessity for the THREE KNUCKLE LANDING is never pointed out.
10. It is my personal belief that "beginners should be taught all types of punches before being instructed in defensive moves", for nearly every defensive move should be accompanied by a simultaneous or delayed counterpunch. You MUST know how to punch and you must have punching confidence before you can learn aggresive defense."
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Dempsey was a great fighter...in his day, but he couldn't do shit against modern Olympians.
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You definitely need to read more about him then. You do realize he knocked Jess Willard down seven times in the first round alone, breaking his cheekbones, eye socket, nose, jaw, and ribs (with gloves, might I add), and that the only person to beat him trained for six long years to stop him, only managing to win as he took advantage of the rules of the time that Dempsey wasn't familiar of (the long eight-count, you might read about it)? Something to consider.