What is your favourite maneuver/ punch?

[El Kabong]

If your punch has a name then it's usually pretty solid: Marciano's Suzy Q, Kid Gavilan's Bolo Punch, Ruddock's Smash.

The 45 (Smash) or hook/uppercut hybrid a lot of fighters have used is quite a devistating punch and everyone from De la Hoya to Roy Jones Jr. have used it.

I never liked James Toney but I liked his roll and counter uppercut which is one of the more basic moves you can use from that style of defense.

I also like the hook uppercut combo PLENTY of fighters have used that: Marciano, Tyson, Bert Cooper, etc. Rocky would throw a left to the head and then follow through with an uppercut because if you tagged the guy with the hook his head would be right there when the uppercut came through OR if the guy ducks the hook he's headed straight for the uppercut. Cooper & Tyson would dig to the body to draw the guard down and then blast an uppercut right up the middle causing for some pretty vicious KO's


As for what I liked using in the ring myself...a feint right cross and a big left hook. It works once you've set up the 1-2 and it allows you to load up on the hook due to how your body moves. Jab, over exaggerate the right cross to the point where you're weight is mostly on your left leg and then press off and your opponent's defense should be still braced for the cross giving you a clean shot at their head from the side. After I land that, I can usually press my opponent against the ropes and go to work. Also you can use it a number of times, just because you load up for the left hook doesn't mean you have to throw it....it gives you time to judge your opponent's reactions and decide whether or not to use the punch.