Re: Shifting for the rear punch.
Hi shashangan, first off I'd like just like to welcome you to the board.
Anyways, there is also your body's biomechanics to consider, but when it comes to the aspect of shifting your body weight it from one leg to another it all depends on what punch that you want to throw.
Keep in mind that when you lead off of the jab that you don't shift your weight to your front leg. However, when you throw your right/rear hand you do shift your weight to your front leg (without compromising your center of gravity). Following this up with a left/front-hook you would shift your weight onto your rear leg. The shifting of weight from one leg to another may explain how lefts and rights flow off of each other which you can experience for yourself by throwing a left-hook, straight right, left hook, straight right.
It get's trickier when you double and even triple up with punches from one side of your body. You'll still have to shift your weight, and to do so you need to be able to quickly assume a proper stance/posture. It takes practice, but it can be done. A good example of this is when Joe Louis threw a mean triple left-hook at Max Baer.
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