jab right hand

[cocobeware]

Sorry to bring this up again but just noticed this thing which probably demonstrates what im talking about i know this sounds a bit stuipid but if you look at the little smiley face each glove does not cross over each other also here is a clip from an instructional video which sort of talks about the same thing but is hard to tell from the video and if you look near the end of the floyd mayweather clip on the heavy bag you will see what i mean however at the start of the clip they cross over when he is on the mitts.So which is the correct way,Is one way more suitable to the mits and the other the heavybag,What would be most appropriate for a real opponent?




http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqtwf...eature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KQICD3DZbRI

[Chris Nagel]

Sorry to bring this up again but just noticed this thing which probably demonstrates what im talking about i know this sounds a bit stuipid but if you look at the little smiley face each glove does not cross over each other also here is a clip from an instructional video which sort of talks about the same thing but is hard to tell from the video and if you look near the end of the floyd mayweather clip on the heavy bag you will see what i mean however at the start of the clip they cross over when he is on the mitts.So which is the correct way,Is one way more suitable to the mits and the other the heavybag,What would be most appropriate for a real opponent?




http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqtwf...eature=relatedhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KQICD3DZbRI

What Mayweather is doing isn't a demonstration of boxing technique. He's just hitting the bag and his only concern is with how many punches he's throwing. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're just looking for a way to feel a good burn in your arms and shoulders. I wouldn't recommend following the second video either.

Now when you're throwing the the straight right it should cross over your body's center line. Make sure that your fist doesn't travel too far to your left or you lose balance and power. It's the same when you're throwing the left hook, if your left elbow and fist go past a certain point you become off balance and lose power.

The arc of your punch isn't so much caused by your arms as it is your body. A good thing to remember when you're throwing the straight right is to pull your left shoulder back at the same time. Also like Scrap said don't bring your head too far forward or you'll lose balance and power. That was a problem with Jeff Lacy, his head would go past his front knee and his corner cautioned him about it in his last fight with Taylor. It's a bane with a lot of fighters (eg. Ike Quartey, Juan Diaz, and an older Mike Tyson), at least at this stage you can prevent it from becoming a habit.

[cocobeware]

okay so it should cross youre centre line,Is this where the term right cross comes from?But the thing is most fighters i see on the heavy bag dont seem to cross that centre line instead the right hand seems to just land right beside it but not crossing it.Or is that the difference between the term right cross and straight right??

[Chris Nagel]

okay so it should cross youre centre line,Is this where the term right cross comes from?But the thing is most fighters i see on the heavy bag dont seem to cross that centre line instead the right hand seems to just land right beside it but not crossing it.Or is that the difference between the term right cross and straight right??

It should cross your center line but that's not where the term came from. "Right cross" originated from "right hand cross-counter". Simply it's a counter that crosses over your opponent's left hand lead. Recently some people have made the generalization that a right cross is the same as a right hook, that is not so. Say for instance, I slip inside of your jab and throw a right hook to your body, in no shape or form can that be called a right cross, this is because my right hand is not crossing over your left arm. Knowing this both a straight right and right hook can be a right cross if it crosses over your opponent's left arm. The term is a little confusing because it used to refer to a counter to your opponent's jab/straight-left, nowadays it can be any right hand that crosses your opponent's left shoulder.

Another reason why you'd want your jabs and rights to cross the center line is defense. If you're shoulders are square to your opponent and you throw your fist straight out like doing a bench press, you'll notice that you're very exposed on both sides of your body. Now on the other hand, if your jab occupies the center line, you're then removing that path for your opponent's jab. Getting your head behind your lead shoulder, and your right hand in guarding position takes away those openings that your opponent would have otherwise. Also when you throw your right hand, you're chin should be brought in slightly under protection of your right shoulder.