1920s Boxing Training vs Today — Which Actually Works Better?

Want to Level up your Sparring? Get in-depth Tips and Tricks on Sparring: https://boxingfitness.com/sparring Check out all supplements I’m using: https://urlgeni.us/mcKQWg Free Perfect Punch program https://boxingfitness.com/perfect-punch-course/ The Ultimate Boxing Program LINK here - 50% off https://boxingfitness.com/ultimate-boxing-training Get the Heavybag Boxing Academy Program SAVE 40% Right now https://boxingfitness.com/heavybag Get the ShadowBoxing Academy Program includes 8 weeks of follow along training with me SAVE 80% off right now : https://boxingfitness.com/shadowboxing Get the Footwork Boxing Academy Program SAVE 40% Right now https://boxingfitness.com/footwork Have Your Video reviewed on my channel https://boxingfitness.com/video-review Become a Certified Boxing Fitness Coach https://www.boxingfitness.com/academy Breaking down the 1950 daily boxing training schedule of Jack Dempsey, one of the best heavyweights in the 1920s. Tony Jeffries, Olympic bronze medallist breaks down Dempsey's training and measures it against Olympic level standards today. The EXACT Workout I Used to Win an Olympic Medal in Boxing https://youtu.be/cxBa5XS7XKU Every detail here comes from Dempsey's own 1950 book, Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense. Going through his actual schedule shows plenty that still holds up against modern boxing. A short 30 minute run can still be highly effective for boxing conditioning, depending entirely on how that time is structured. A full boxing session should realistically run 14 to 15 rounds, covering shadow boxing, sparring, heavy bag, light bag work, jump rope, and calisthenics. Sparring early in a session while fighters are still fresh reduces unnecessary head trauma and remains one of the smartest ways to structure training today. Hydration came from tea, bone broth and juice rather than water and fighters would take a brief sweat out session based on the belief that sweating removed impurities from the body, leaving many boxers of that era walking around dehydrated. Dinner consisted of boiled meat, a salad with a strict no vinegar rule and stewed prunes for dessert. A modern heavyweight camp runs completely differently, the kind Tony experienced firsthand training alongside four time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. Sessions built around 12 to 13 minutes of non stop jump rope, four rounds of shadow boxing, roughly eight rounds split between sparring and heavy bag, two rounds of speed ball and a finishing set of ab work, shaped entirely around weight class and camp stage rather than a fixed routine. Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense: https://www.amazon.com/Championship-Fighting-Explosive-Punching-Aggressive/dp/1501111485 Chapters: 0:00 - 1920s Boxing Training vs Today — Which Actually Works Better? 1:38 - The Morning Wake Up Routine 2:28 - The 30 Minute Morning Run 3:30 - The Dehydration Problem 4:14 - What A Boxer Ate For Lunch And The Long Rest Before Training 5:16 - The Pro Schedule vs The Amateur Schedule 5:36 - The Evening Training Session Breakdown 6:01 - Why Sparring Should Come First 7:09 - What's Missing From His Training Routine 7:51 - Dinner And Nutrition Of Jack Dempsey 10:05 - What Modern Science Knows That Dempsey Didn't 11:47 - The Best Advice On Sleep And Recovery 12:52 - Evander Holyfield's Training Compared MY SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tony_jeffries Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/tonyjeffries1?sub_confirmation=1 Business Email: Tonyjeffries@gmail.com My name is Tony Jeffries, Olympic Bronze medallist & former undefeated pro boxer. I’m the owner of Boxingfitness.com where I take your boxing to the next level. #jackdempsey #boxingtraining #boxing