The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.

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.

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 devised for conditioning men in the navy, I guarantee that you will enjoy increased physical buoyancy and mental vigor.

To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.

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 fruit and ice cream for sugar.

The greatest fighter I ever saw

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.