The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of boxing on anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) in healthy young adults. APAs were evaluated during pre-test and post-test to examine any changes that occurred over the 8-week boxing intervention period. 17 participants were assigned to the control group and 8 participants were assigned to the boxing group. All participants in the boxing group completed 20 sessions of boxing practice over 8 weeks with the collegiate boxing club. To assess APAs, self- initiated postural perturbations were induced using a rapid bilateral arm raising maneuver (focal movement). The onset of muscle activation was collected using surface EMG in the following five muscles: anterior deltoid (AD), thoracic erector spinae (TES), lumbar erector spinae (LES), semitendinosus (ST), and soleus (SO). The result of the study indicated that boxing training caused earlier onsets of APAs in the LES and TES, and an increased frequency of APAs in the ST and SO. The results of this experiment suggest that boxing training may be effective at enhancing anticipatory postural control.

Boxer Cassius Clay exploded unto public consciousness during a time of turbulent change in U.S. politics, race relations, and journalism. This thesis examines a particular subset of news coverage of Clay from his first title fight through his conversion to Islam and adoption of the name Muhammad Ali, on through his refusal to be drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, and finally to his triumphant return to boxing. The author chose to examine the work of two New York Times reporters, Arthur Daley and Robert Lipsyte, as a case study of traditional vs. “new” journalism in their coverage of one of the most colorful and controversial figures of the 1960s and 1970s. Daley, an old-school journalist, saw Clay/Ali primarily as a clown, iconoclast, and threat, while Lipsyte, much younger and an outsider to mainstream journalism in significant ways, saw him primarily as an avatar of positive change. The author examined the stories and columns by these two writers using critical discourse analysis and the Hierarchical Influences Model of media content developed by Pamela Shoemaker and Stephen J. Reese.

D. G. Winter, John, Stewart, Klohnen, and Duncan (1998) demonstrated the first use of the channeling hypothesis to show how the explicit personality trait of extraversion channeled one's implicit achievement and affiliation personality to predict important life outcomes. Since then, various implicit and explicit measures of personality have been combined, but moderation analyses have predominantly been the “mechanism of operation” to demonstrate the channeling hypothesis (Bing, LeBreton, Davison, Migetz, & James, 2007, p. 147). The current study had two goals. The first goal was to use implicit and explicit measures of aggression to predict performance of 325 men and women from the United Sates Military Academy in a mandatory boxing course. The second goal was to determine whether or not other statistical methodologies could be established as the mechanism of operation for the channeling hypothesis. Using path analyses of structural equations models, we found that explicit aggression channels implicit aggression to predict boxing performance, but not all facets of explicit aggression were effective channels of implicit aggression. The moderation analysis was the only statistical methodology established as a mechanism of operation for the channeling hypothesis. We found larger effect sizes than are typically found in high-stakes, maximum-performance, or strong situations.

Research indicates that Americans of all ages are consistently failing to meet national recommendations for regular physical activity (CDC, 2007). Yet, regular participation in physical activity has been found to provide many physical and psychological benefits and to enhance individuals' overall quality of life. Health promoters are interested in identifying physical activity types that promote physical activity initiation and maintenance. This qualitative study explored the experiences of those who participate in fitness boxing, an increasingly popular type of physical activity. Results indicate that fitness boxing is experienced by those who regularly participate in it as a source of community, physical improvement, uniqueness, emotional release, enjoyment and personal empowerment. Hence, those interested in promoting individuals' regular physical activity participation may want to consider this physical activity type. Further, results provide insights into the structures and processes of physical activity programs that may facilitate regular participation.