Thread: The classic, textbook 1-2-3-4

is totaly impractical. You'll never throw anything more than the 1-2..... maybe an occasional 1-2-3 in a fight. But most will be various isolated punches.

Discuss.

i think during a tko attempt you can throw some buetiful combo's,

that's true, but it won't be the conventional 1-2-3-4. The punches will come more sporadically as you look to line up your man, who won't be static like mitts are.

Originally Posted by Von Milash

that's true, but it won't be the conventional 1-2-3-4. The punches will come more sporadically as you look to line up your man, who won't be static like mitts are.

I have never had trouble landing four straits in sparring.. I tend to bend my knee's and come up with the strait rights though..and its pretty speedy to so im not to bad... Have to move forward with the punches though..Bck em up..

I understand though.. More then three punches are hard to get off..
But i tend to lean in with jabs or fients to set up the combo im really looking for..

In example.. I'll feint step forward.. Back onto the ball of the right foot..And the push of with a strait left uppercut.. To lift the chin and follow through with the right hand..
( If you dont catch my drift about the uppercut..Its basically a jab thrown with your fist faced like an uppercut.. but strait and fast like a jab to the chin..For the sole purpose of lifting the chin and following through with a right hand..)

And the step in with a quick jab so that my wieght is very briefly on the front foot push back onto my back foot and whether they have thrown or have opted not to..Soon after there can usually come the opportunity to push of the back foot in with a speedy one two..One two three or one two left hook if im lucky...

Peace

we had this idiot in our gym the other night and in a sparring contest he missed a big looping left hook (that a blind man could see coming) so he came back the other way with a backhand attempt. C-sucker.

Originally Posted by Von Milash

we had this idiot in our gym the other night and in a sparring contest he missed a big looping left hook (that a blind man could see coming) so he came back the other way with a backhand attempt. C-sucker.

What the fuck... That would not go down well in my gym.. Someone would get theyr ass beat..
Cheeky barstardd...

lol, what an idiot. i love windin up opponents tho in sparrin, i left hoked sum1 1 time wen we were told to break, he went mental and used even more energy up

n tito that sounds kinda like what naz used to do, think he pulled it off perfectly with remigio molina (right uppercut followed by a str8 left floored him). ive never been close to doin tho

i saw tyson ko someone in the amatuers or knock em down when he thre a 1-2-3-4. i think onli 2 punches landed clean. but he threw a 1-2-3-4...

I know a four punch combo that i think would work pretty well. Never had a chance to test it out though.

Originally Posted by CaNcer

lol, what an idiot. i love windin up opponents tho in sparrin, i left hoked sum1 1 time wen we were told to break, he went mental and used even more energy up

n tito that sounds kinda like what naz used to do, think he pulled it off perfectly with remigio molina (right uppercut followed by a str8 left floored him). ive never been close to doin tho

Lol yeh naz does the same thing in a way.. For the purpose of lifting the chin...
But naz was crazy.. Unless you special..You dont go around leaping in with huge uppercuts like naz did..Lol
He was Mental skilled lol.. I try stick The left uppercut set up punch alot straiter..lol
What always amazed me about naz is that when he threw them..They probably shouldnt have even landed ..he was always trying to force the uppercut..I'll never know how he got em in..
Technically your not supposed to be able to force the uppercut..You should bring them onto it by going to the body first or making it right into the inside lol..
Peace

The only 1-2-3 combo I have ever SUCCESSFULLY thrown was a couple of weeks ago with my mate. I threw left hook, right hook, left hand uppercut. He dropped. But, I also think that it was both of our first sparring matches, and I felt like Rocky Balboa.

you're new here, so here's lesson number one. There's no such thing as a right hook.

Originally Posted by Von Milash

you're new here, so here's lesson number one. There's no such thing as a right hook.

Lol This carry's on far too much lol... Just allow him to be wrong!!

Why isn't there a right hook? I mean, I AM left handed, if that makes any difference... but, I am new, and my definition of a hook is swing to the outside into the side of the face, but PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by Leper-Messiah

Why isn't there a right hook? I mean, I AM left handed, if that makes any difference... but, I am new, and my definition of a hook is swing to the outside into the side of the face, but PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong.

Ahah..Then to you sir.. There is a left hook..For southpaws..
I guess the point to be breif without getting too deep into it is its extremely hard to throw an orthadox right hook at a opponent or sparring partner.. As its either in weird circumstance or not a hook..
Long story lol..