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Richard Herring
When Herring wrote The Dark Arts he based some of it on his own personal experience and knowledge of the fight game. Herring fought as an amateur and at that time all his friends were also amateur ...view moreWhen Herring wrote The Dark Arts he based some of it on his own personal experience and knowledge of the fight game. Herring fought as an amateur and at that time all his friends were also amateur boxers, they would train together and hang out together and discuss their fears and any tricks they had learned to try and gain an edge, from shadow boxing in a southpaw stance and boxing from an orthodox stance to simply sitting right next to an opponent and never uttering a word. He became fascinated by all the mental games played by boxers and trainers even at that level and has a personal insight it why fighters have won or lost fights.
An avid boxing fan to this day, first became hooked on the sport when as a very small child he saw the great Carlos Monzon being hammered to the stomach with a medicine ball without flinching. With hindsight it was clearly meant to be seen and since then he has watched many of the all time greats work their mind games to reduce an opponent to mental rubble. He has an extensive boxing film library that goes right back to the early 1980’s and this coupled with the many years he has spent in and around boxing gives him this fresh look at one of sports oldest professions.view less