Which would you rather be hit by?

[AlexKid]

Earnie Shavers over hand right hook?

Or

George Foremans right hook?

Why?

[MODAPHUKA]

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[U_TALKING_2_ME?]

Earnie Shavers over hand right hook?

Or

George Foremans right hook?

Why?

I see you post a lot of questions, it is obvious you are new the game and I admire your enthusiasm so don't let anybody take that away.

There is no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb answers.

That being said the only time you can throw a right hook is from the southpaw stance,
so I think you are referring to the overhand right.

And to answer the question: Neither!

[AlexKid]

I see you post a lot of questions, it is obvious you are new the game and I admire your enthusiasm so don't let anybody take that away.

There is no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb answers.

That being said the only time you can throw a right hook is from the southpaw stance,
so I think you are referring to the overhand right.

And to answer the question: Neither!

LOL not sure if im being bated but Julian Jackson, Holyfield, Foreman, Tyson and a few others are orthodox fighters that use the right hook without turning it into an overhand

[StarshipTrooper]

LOL not sure if im being bated but Julian Jackson, Holyfield, Foreman, Tyson and a few others are orthodox fighters that use the right hook without turning it into an overhand

And all of them were using bad technique by doing so.

[AlexKid]

And all of them were using bad technique by doing so.

Its a trap!

I see the cheese and I see the trap, but Im still gonna make a dash for the cheese, I think im gonna succeed because im one fast mouse!

No Holyfield uses it only at very close range, where its a safe shot to use since you can safely use it from the clinch and because at close range reaction times are much less and there is trouble getting punches up to speed due to short distances, this makes it a good time to use the right hook, without the usual counter jab/cross/left hook being a problem.

You can use it against southpaws too.

Also Tyson used it to the body real low from a squat before coming up to the head, in his square on stance and with his speed and tactics, it is a good technique.

[NChristo]

I see you post a lot of questions, it is obvious you are new the game and I admire your enthusiasm so don't let anybody take that away.

There is no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb answers.

That being said the only time you can throw a right hook is from the southpaw stance,
so I think you are referring to the overhand right.

And to answer the question: Neither!

Not really, over hand right is a punch that arcs and comes downwards, more of a swinging punch then a hook, you don't really see right hooks often because the distance they have too travel tends to make it awkward too throw but they do happen, perfect examples that come too mind would be Benitez vs Hope or Jackson vs Norris.

[U_TALKING_2_ME?]

Not really, over hand right is a punch that arcs and comes downwards, more of a swinging punch then a hook, you don't really see right hooks often because the distance they have too travel tends to make it awkward too throw but they do happen, perfect examples that come too mind would be Benitez vs Hope or Jackson vs Norris.

I am the first to admit I did not write the book on boxing (I'm no expert) but when I first started boxing that's what I called it too.

But I was corrected many times by my elders, I was told that it was still an overhand but thrown in a hooking motion.

But as I stated before I am no expert on the terminology used to describe the punch in question, I am just repeating what I was taught.

[NChristo]

I am the first to admit I did not write the book on boxing (I'm no expert) but when I first started boxing that's what I called it too.

But I was corrected many times by my elders, I was told that it was still an overhand but thrown in a hooking motion.

But as I stated before I am no expert on the terminology used to describe the punch in question, I am just repeating what I was taught.

What Benitez and Jackson threw in them clips were short, compact, their elbows were kept at a 90 degree angle from start too finish and parallel too the ground, they were hooks, the over hand could be described as being thrown in a hooking or looping motion but its a different punch, the over hand is obviously thrown more often but there is a such thing as a right hook.

[U_TALKING_2_ME?]

What Benitez and Jackson threw in them clips were short, compact, their elbows were kept at a 90 degree angle from start too finish and parallel too the ground, they were hooks, the over hand could be described as being thrown in a hooking or looping motion but its a different punch, the over hand is obviously thrown more often but there is a such thing as a right hook.

I was referring to the terminology used to describe the punch, but in Espanol the punch is called "gancho de derecha" or in English "Right Hook" so that is why I called it a right hook also when I first started to box in L.A. (I was born in Mexico)

But as stated in prior posts I was corrected many times so that's what stuck.

Hopefully Ray reply's also, I would like to read his input on the subject.


Edit: Remember I am just referring to the terminology used not the actual punch, logic would dictate that it is in fact a "right hook" that's what it is called in Spanish but were speaking English.