Quote Originally Posted by oldtownboxing
Is this one of those chicken and egg questions?

I've only heard the martial arts people refer to using the right hand (for an orthodox fighter) as a right cross. I assume you're talking about the orthodox fighter's power punch. Essentially, they are suppose to be the same, however it depends on who's throwing it.......or who they learned it from, cause I've seen some nasty right hands that haven't even been named yet or decided if they were infact punches. Oh well, we've all been a novice.

For the orthodox novice there is no such thing as a right hook. Ever! The right hook is for the south paw and the advanced orthodox fighter.

OldTownBoxing
well the gym i train at teaches right hooks for orthadox fighters and it works well not many ppl get taught how to use and therfore arent taught how to defend against them