jab right hand

[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.