Editing Shadowboxing (section)

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[[File:jab3.jpg|thumb|'' Shadowboxing '']] '''Shadowboxing''' is a [[combat sport]] exercise in which a person throws punches at the air as though there is an opponent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=shadowboxing|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shadowboxing}}</ref> Practised primarily in [[boxing]], it is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical activity.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-07|title=5 Things to Know Before You Try the New Peloton Boxing Classes|url=https://www.self.com/story/peloton-boxing-tips|access-date=2022-02-14|website=SELF|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Muhammad Ali]] once performed a now famous shadowboxing routine next to [[Howard Cosell]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'' [[television]] [[camera]]s. [[Black Nova Scotians|Black Nova Scotian]] boxer [[George Dixon (boxer)|George Dixon]] is widely credited for developing the technique.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Dixon: the first black world champion in any weight class. |url=https://blackhalifax.com/portfolio/george-dixon/ |website=Black Halifax}}</ref>