Introduction 1 Part 1: Your New Favorite Workout 5 CHAPTER 1: Why Boxing? Why Not! 7 CHAPTER 2: From Bare Knuckles to Oleksandr Usyk: Tracing the History of Modern Boxing 21 CHAPTER 3: Changing Your Body and Mind with a Boxing Workout 43 Part 2: The Tools of the Trade 49 CHAPTER 4: Dressing for Success 51 CHAPTER 5: Keeping the Damage to a Minimum 61 CHAPTER 6: The Boxer's Basic Toolbox 75 Part 3: Let's Start Punching 101 CHAPTER 7: Mastering the Basics 103 CHAPTER 8: Learning the Ol' One-Two 117 CHAPTER 9: The Wrecking Crew: Hooks, Uppercuts, and Body Shots 129 Part 4: Master Class 141 CHAPTER 10: Focusing on Footwork 143 CHAPTER 11: Developing a Defense 163 CHAPTER 12: Running through a Typical Boxing Workout 175 CHAPTER 13: Preparing for the Big Day 193 Part 5: Know the Players, Know the Game 201 CHAPTER 14: Becoming the Perfect Fan 203 CHAPTER 15: Looking at How It All Works 215 CHAPTER 16: Keeping Tabs on the Amateurs 227 Part 6: The Part of Tens 231 CHAPTER 17: The Dynamic Dozen 233 CHAPTER 18: Ten Pivotal Fights 239 CHAPTER 19: Ten (or So) Great Boxing Books 243 CHAPTER 20: (Almost) Ten Great Boxing Movies 247 Glossary 251 Index 257.