Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold
In the "old days" - which we'll call up until the late 1950s- the first defense against the right that most trainers taught was to use the shoulder to block/deflect/roll it. Typically it was taught to keep the left considerably lower thanis the normtoday. If you watch old fights, even as recent as the 1970s and the best fighters even up to today the low left hand is more a rule than an exception. From a lower position you can hook more readily and the jab comes from a variety of angles. The left being closest to your target is the hand most used to counter and from a low point that is made easier plus you get it out of the other guy's line of sight.
Good post.

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