punches

[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.

[iceman]

disagrre turn it over all you want my straight right always seems to hit soo much harder...