Are You Ready To Box, Men?

December, 1997

Anyone can box," says Terry Claybon of the incomparable Hollywood Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. "You just have to take it at your own pace."I called Terry, my own trainer, to find out how Playboy's readers might get in shape for a boxing workout. (This is a little like straightening up before the cleaning lady arrives.) What Claybon said surprised me. Apparently, there's no way to prepare, because the training is so different from that required in other sports. His best advice before...