"Check Hook"?

[Wayne]

I noticed as the fight progressed that Hatton was setting himself up for it. He kept lunging in and once, in the exact same spot where he got taken down with the check hook (I've heard it also as upper-hook), he would have gotten the same treatment had Mayweather thrown the hook.

[sanchez786]

in a nutshell...

boxer A lunges forward with a hook, boxer B see's it coming, takes a step back, unleashes a hook of his own and connects before boxer A does...

[The Rookie Fan]

It was almost identical to what Donaire did to Vic.

[Deanrw]

I found this.

What is the difference between a check-hook and a regular left hook?


"A check hook is basically a mix of a hook and an uppercut. It comes in at a strange angle so it cant really be considered an uppercut. It's pretty basic you learn it in the amatuers, but even pro's make mistakes, which is why hatton took one to the chin."

That is a Smash and Razor Ruddock holds all copyrights on that punch. Now he is gonna sue!!

[Kev]

I found this myself in the aincient egiption boxing archives.

"Check Hook" refers to the aincient art of combining the magnanumous fource of a perfect left hook to the chin and the unyielding power of a beam guard to the forehead. It is considered to be 100% effective in KTFO your opponent.

To this day Hatton is the only known victim to have actually managed to get back on his feet after being struck by this most awsome combination. Though he was not up for long.

Ah man was this your own quote or what was on the Egyptian archives? The love for Hatton never ceases to amaze me. He's the ONLY person ever to get up from a check hook, ah please what utter crap.

Typical of Hatton fans to turn an embarrassing KO loss into a tale of unheard of heroic bravery and strength

[The Rookie Fan]

I found this myself in the aincient egiption boxing archives.

"Check Hook" refers to the aincient art of combining the magnanumous fource of a perfect left hook to the chin and the unyielding power of a beam guard to the forehead. It is considered to be 100% effective in KTFO your opponent.

To this day Hatton is the only known victim to have actually managed to get back on his feet after being struck by this most awsome combination. Though he was not up for long.

Ah man was this your own quote or what was on the Egyptian archives? The love for Hatton never ceases to amaze me. He's the ONLY person ever to get up from a check hook, ah please what utter crap.

Typical of Hatton fans to turn an embarrassing KO loss into a tale of unheard of heroic bravery and strength

Only a real Hatton Hater would take a post that is clearly a joke from start to finish and make it out to be some kind of Hatton fan mania statement.

Chill bro..

[Tito BHB]

I found it ironic that Mayweather fought two of the best left hookers in the game in back-to-back fights. In those 22 rounds, Floyd got hit with zero significant left hooks.

Yet, he KO'd one guy with a left hook.


If you watch the fight with the HBO broadcast team, you will notice that Floyd connects on a check hook in the THIRD round, and Manny says "Check Hook". I did not notice it during the original broadcast, but took note in the replay.

Those Michigan guys all learn the same stuff. They are so old-school.

Have your first cc

I wouldnt say they all learn the same stuff to be honest..Far from it..

But they are all taught very well and all the best fighters from michigan are old school..

Earlier on it could have been said about floyds career but no not so much but back when floyd was knocking quite alot of guys out there was Floyd, James Toney, Tommy hearns.. All good boxers all good punchers.. So stylistically you might say michigan produces great boxer punchers

[RP33]

I found it ironic that Mayweather fought two of the best left hookers in the game in back-to-back fights. In those 22 rounds, Floyd got hit with zero significant left hooks.

Yet, he KO'd one guy with a left hook.


If you watch the fight with the HBO broadcast team, you will notice that Floyd connects on a check hook in the THIRD round, and Manny says "Check Hook". I did not notice it during the original broadcast, but took note in the replay.

Those Michigan guys all learn the same stuff. They are so old-school.

I also heard Manny say that a few times. Floyd was landing those shots at will.. He hit him with a number of those "check hooks"..

Watch the replay of the KO.. Floyd LURES him into the corner and as soon as Ricky starts to throw Floyd already had the hook on it's way.

[SigmaMu]

I found this.

What is the difference between a check-hook and a regular left hook?


"A check hook is basically a mix of a hook and an uppercut. It comes in at a strange angle so it cant really be considered an uppercut. It's pretty basic you learn it in the amatuers, but even pro's make mistakes, which is why hatton took one to the chin."

I found this:

A check Hook:
A lucky punch that can be landed if the opponent is desperate and running at you full speed ahead. A fighter that is desperate and frustrated will run into this lucky punch. Of course the fighter has to be totaly wreckless and frustrated at that point. It helps if you have the referee doing everything possible to frustate your opponent as much as possible. Once your opponent is totaly frustrated, by the ref and by your own tactics such as holding, running, turning your back to your opponent, elbowing your opponent and ducking below the waist line the entire fight, and the ref warns the other guy for those tactics, you can easylie lure your opponent into a corner as he is running in at you full speed ahead and just left hook his @ss.

[SweetPea]

I pretty much figured it was when you sidestepped out of range and threw the hook at the same time..

Yep, that's the right answer. It's basically a quick counter hook that you throw while your opponent is rushing in.

Floyd landed the exact same punch in the 8th round, and it hurt Hatton and led to the big flurry in that round where it looked for a second like Hatton might get stopped.

Then in the 10th, Floyd backed up into the corner to set Hatton up, and landed the exact same punch again, just a little more flush.

[BigMix27]

I pretty much figured it was when you sidestepped out of range and threw the hook at the same time..

Yep, that's the right answer. It's basically a quick counter hook that you throw while your opponent is rushing in.

Floyd landed the exact same punch in the 8th round, and it hurt Hatton and led to the big flurry in that round where it looked for a second like Hatton might get stopped.

Then in the 10th, Floyd backed up into the corner to set Hatton up, and landed the exact same punch again, just a little more flush.

what does that say of Hatton's trainers?? It shows that they are extremely deficient when it comes to training in that they didn't prepare their fighter to defend against the most elementary of punches. Neither did they help to adjust their fighter when these punches were regularly being landed by Floyd.

[DaxxKahn]

Why is it for some reason I don't think Floyd meant Check Hook in any of the described manners thus far.....

[OumaFan]

I found this myself in the aincient egiption boxing archives.

"Check Hook" refers to the aincient art of combining the magnanumous fource of a perfect left hook to the chin and the unyielding power of a beam guard to the forehead. It is considered to be 100% effective in KTFO your opponent.

To this day Hatton is the only known victim to have actually managed to get back on his feet after being struck by this most awsome combination. Though he was not up for long.

Ah man was this your own quote or what was on the Egyptian archives? The love for Hatton never ceases to amaze me. He's the ONLY person ever to get up from a check hook, ah please what utter crap.

Typical of Hatton fans to turn an embarrassing KO loss into a tale of unheard of heroic bravery and strength

Damn Bilbo you're hate for Hatton has gone to such levels that you've now turned into one of the (many) people around here that can't tell when someones obviously joking. Shocking considering its you.

[BoomBoom]

De La Hoya mastered this early in his career.

Exactly, you beat me to it. De la Hoya often threw his left hook at a more upward angle and it was a vicious punch.

[Deanrw]

The Smash!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNo8nXD3xoc