right cross/straight right

[Chris Nagel]

Here's what I wrote before:

"Right cross" originated from "right hand cross-counter". Simply it's a counter that crosses over your opponent's left hand lead. Recently some people have made the generalization that a right cross is the same as a right hook, that is not so. Say for instance, I slip inside of your jab and throw a right hook or a straight right to your body, in no shape or form can that be called a right cross, this is because my right hand is not crossing over your left arm. Knowing this both a straight right and right hook can be a right cross if it crosses over your opponent's left arm. The term is a little confusing because it used to refer to a counter to your opponent's jab/straight-left, nowadays it can be any right hand that crosses your opponent's left shoulder."

That's just the history of the term which is a distinction for those who are curious about it. It's not going to matter in regards to how you box. More importantly, you should focus on throwing your punches properly and how to set them up.