1,2,3,4,5,6??

[Kimbo123]

i have been boxing for 4 weeks and i have been told 1 means the jab 2 the cross 3 the hook 4 the uppercut but 5 and 6? what do those mean i heard my coach saying 6 is the uppercut but the uppercut is 4 right so what are the 5 and 6

[iceman]

numbering can change trainer to trainer, 1,2,3 are pretty standard jab cross hook,but 4&5 can be left and right uppercut or left uppercut for 4 or right hook for 4. also some add an overhand right as 6 and some say never throw it. and the same is said for a right hook. ask your coach what he wishes you to use and go from there.

[X]

This is something that Mike Tyson's trainers used to do when he was starting out. They would give each different punch a number, and shout out the numbers while he was sparring or doing bagwork. He would then immediately throw that combo.

This is one of the things that made Tyson such a devastating combination puncher, as they would all flow out with speed and power.

I would think that, now it has become popular, different trainers will have different numbers for the punches (just to confuse things)