Thanks for the replys. I'm not really sure whicht type of hooks I'm most concerned about to be honest.

You've got me thinking there cc Von. Tomorrow night I'm sparring a guy who's hooks I hate so I'll try to work that out. I guess with him it's annoying because they're medium to short range hooks which he throws as he's moving foreward. I instintively want to move back to keep my distance but can't do that and duck at the same time. He cuts the range too well and puts a little too much power behind the hooks to counter with a straight to the body - it gets smothered before I can put anything into it - although I'm sparring light and could hit him harder.

I could sidestep an uppercut but I'm asking for trouble if i try to sidestep a hook so i guess he limits my options for defence. I've seen someone else deal with it by ducking so i thought it must work.

CC trainer monkey, salty and hitmandonny for the tip. I'll try to look for those