Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.

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 very reverse of a killer, the prize fighter who read books, even Shakespeare.

Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise.

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 the heart must sustain.

Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.

A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.