Occupation: Professional Boxer Birth: May 25, 1897 Death: November 7, 1978
The greatest fighter I ever saw.
Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing..
A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging..
But I do say that, if you will regularly devote 15 minutes a day, preferably before breakfast, for 60 days to the simple set of exercises that I devi….
Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that….
In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively..
Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heav….
Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly..
If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the w….
I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey..
As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking ….
Many complain of a chronic weariness that sleep will not banish. Their trouble is that too little blood is pumped through the body per minute; this s….
The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ….
Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise..
Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight..
Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart..
I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge..
The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding..
A boxer's diet should be low in fat and high in proteins and sugar. Therefore you should eat plenty of lean meat, milk, leafy vegetables, and fresh f….
To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise..
Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was essentially defensive, the ver….