Boxing Combination help- Jab, Cross, Left Head Hook

[southpawed]

Ok, this question may seem silly to ask, but I'll ask it anyways. One of my favorite combinations, if I can pull it off well enough, is the Jab, Cross, Left Head Hook, Cross. My cross is my most powerful punch, and like a lot of right-handed boxers, I like to use it. However, from what I've read from boxing books, to throw the 1-2-3, you need to shorten the Cross to allow for a hard finishing Left Hook.

not a silly question at all. actually, its been a problem ive been trying to overcome during shadowboxing also. I mean its supposed to be the most basic combo but i having the same problem you are trying to get the hook off the cross. I went through it step by step, and from what i gathered. In order for me to get pop on my hook, i had to make sure i was pivoting correctly on my cross and not overextending. Also making sure my weight was on the front foot after the cross was out.

If something goes wrong with the cross, the hook is lost. So my advice is make sure you're pivoting on the ball of your back foot and twisting your shoulders. I had tendency to push off my back foot for the cross instead of pivoting, which did two things. It made me overextend which in turn, left me in no position to come back with a awesome left hook.

So no, i dont think you have to shorten your cross to come back with a good left hook and yeah hope that helps, and if you come up with any brilliant breakthroughs, lemme know, as im still working on this myself.