Quote Originally Posted by OMGWTF View Post

Wow that's really amazing knowledge you have there thankyou so much for sharing it!

Ive asked about the long hook many times no one gave an answer anywhere near as good as yours.

I really appreciate it bro!

Time to hit the heavy bag!

Oh and you explained it really well, I understand completely what you mean its very hard to communicate but you did an ace job!
You're quite welcome mate - I think you raised a very interesting point, and it's really only when you start looking at it from a martial arts perspective that it becomes clear because the range in boxing is completely different. I think a lot of people tend to think of boxing as being unique in the sense that it has a specific set of rules and therefore systems of fighting have developed within the context of those rules, and as a result sometimes it can be forgotten that aspects of other martial arts translate into boxing as they do into most combat sports. Yet, if you look back at some of the older fighters you will notice plenty of tricks inspired by other martial arts. For example, Willie Pep used to use his arms to tie people up and turn them away from him to stop his opponents working inside and force them to constantly close the gap from range so he could intercept them on the way in, adding their momentum to the power of his own punches, which is not something you really learn in a boxing gym but is part of many systems of grappling and more wholistic martial arts like Kung Fu and Karate.