punches

[Trainer Monkey]

Am I the only one with enough balls to say that his left hook is pure garbage?

Most orthodox fighters left hooks suck,his are way better then most. To throw it well you have to generally open up. He wont give up his defense for a shot that probably wont land 9 out of 10 anyway.
Thats why you learn the jab and the body jab

[iceman]

i gotta second that, most left hooks have a problem, they are seen...why i don't know but i get hit so seldom by the guys that throw them, granted they are not a list fighters but i usually just stay with my straight punches and like walking them down. someone once put forth the theory that a hook is weak and a striaght punch much harder...bet that opens a can of worms..

[Trainer Monkey]

i gotta second that, most left hooks have a problem, they are seen...why i don't know but i get hit so seldom by the guys that throw them, granted they are not a list fighters but i usually just stay with my straight punches and like walking them down. someone once put forth the theory that a hook is weak and a striaght punch much harder...bet that opens a can of worms..

No No,thats more or less spot on,depending on your trainer,youll have a varied stance.
But no matter how much you train youll have a dominant hand, winding it up for a head hook usually leaves you open. No matter what stance you like,unless its both hands down,in wich case your allways open.
Hopkins fights from a jab hand down power hand up stance,to get a good head hook gowing with his left he'd have to take a major risk on his defense,when he was younger and faster he'd make that trade,he doesnt anymore. He's 43 and has a brain in his head

[Von Milash]

it's biomechanically incorrect to both body and head.

[Trainer Monkey]

it's biomechanically incorrect to both body and head.

Even though I dont like that stance personally,at least half the fighters out there use it

[Von Milash]

kids have to learn to turn the hook over. that's where the power is.

[southpawed]

Do you mean fist wise? Or torque wise? Because i thought hooks should never past the point of your chin.