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Prefatory Letter by Lord Lonsdale
LOWTHER, PENRITH.
MY DEAR MR. LYNCH,
I have read with the greatest interest
what to me is the finest description of the origin
of Boxing that I have ever heard or read, and I
offer you my humble compliments on the most
thorough and historic resume" I imagine has ever
been produced.
Your description of the origin and purposes
of Boxing is of itself interesting and instructive,
and accurate to a degree. Coming to the General
Hints, I have read and re-read them, and I am not
master enough of the English language to find a
word that could convey a high enough estimate
of the whole of the practical advice, and they show
a masterly knowledge of all that happens in the
ring.
The Cardinal Blows and Counter Blows are
most accurately described, and anyone who follows
your instructions accurately must derive the greatest
possible advantage, not to say instruction. I also
entirely agree with what you say about 'Knock-Out
Blows,' but to my mind there is no such thing as
a 'knock-out blow,' except the blow that 'knocks
out,' a very Irish statement, but what I mean is
that any blow that causes concussion of the jawbone,
from whatever punch causes vibration of
the brain, and that no matter if the blow is on
the neck or chin or chest, or with a dropping
head, or whatever means, becomes a 'knock-out
blow.' But to describe any particular blow as a
certain 'knock-out blow' is to me (in my ignorance)
an impossibility. I have often heard of and seen a
boxer in a competition going on the off chance of
a 'knock-out blow,' and nine times out of ten it
has never come off, because the position of the
adversary prevented it taking effect.
Your Training remarks are valuable and absolutely
correct in my humble judgment. And I
think it would be impertinence on my part were I to
in any way criticize so able a work on an art that is
healthy, honest, and in the best interests of daily life
and exercise, and a game that helps young men to
keep their head, know what a blow is, keep their
temper under trying circumstances, and above all
helps to educate them in the most valuable asset in
life Presence of Mind.
I only hope that your book, which deserves the
greatest praise, may be successful to a degree, and
that it may help to bring about a continuance of a
science of which Englishmen are proud, and which
has done so much for those who have proved heroes
for their country.
Yours very truly,
LONSDALE
Contents Chapter I. THE ORIGIN OF BOXING Chapter II. THE PURPOSES OF BOXING Chapter III. BARE KNUCKLES Chapter IV. GENERAL HINTS Chapter V. THE CARDINAL BLOWS Chapter VI. DEFENCE Chapter VII. COUNTER BLOWS Chapter VIII. IN-FIGHTING Chapter IX. KNOCK-OUT BLOWS Chapter X. TRAINING Chapter XI. COMPETITIONS Chapter XII. ACTUAL SELF-DEFENCE Chapter XIII. PROFESSIONAL BOXING Chapter XIV. REFEREEING Chapter XV. THE ORGANIZATION OF A CLUB Chapter XVI. MILITARY BOXING: ITS ORIGIN AND GROWTH By J. H. W. KNIGHT-BRUCE Chapter XVII. REGIMENTAL BOXING CLUBS AND MILITARY TOURNAMENTS By J. H. W. KNIGHT-BRUCE APPENDIX I. RULES OF THE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION APPENDIX II. RULES OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ARMY BOXING ASSOCIATION APPENDIX III. RULES OF THE NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB APPENDIX IV. CONDITIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BOXING INDEX
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