Name a fighter who best got his legs into the left hook?

[AlexKid]

Without jumping or anything flashy, like Frizier and RJJ, and also not Tyson.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Tito trinidad
Shane mosely
Bernard Hopkins
Floyd mayweather

[The Old LefHook]

Without jumping or anything flashy, like Frizier and RJJ, and also not Tyson.

Art Hafey.

[Scott9945]

Art Hafey.

I remember Irish Art Hafey. Tough little guy from Nova Scotia. Heard he didn't come out of boxing very well though.

[rightsideup]

I remember Irish Art Hafey. Tough little guy from Nova Scotia. Heard he didn't come out of boxing very well though.

i know he fought alot of excellent fighters and did not make the big money but is he having health issues Scott.....

[AlexKid]

thanks bros, ive got the loaded left hook down now, smashed it

[billeau2]

Virtually any fighter who uses a Mexican style of boxing.

many of these guys double up the hook as well, and change the speed and tempo of the hook. the hook is also often used as a jab.

[AlexKid]

virtually any fighter who uses a mexican style of boxing.

Many of these guys double up the hook as well, and change the speed and tempo of the hook. The hook is also often used as a jab.

it sounds like mexicans only use the left hook lol

[boxinghead530]

Hands down Oscar De La Hoya and Tito Trinidad.

Those two got everything out of their left hooks

[billeau2]

it sounds like mexicans only use the left hook lol

Its often used as a lead which to American theory and practice makes little sense because you lose reachand expose the self to a straight attack from the opponent which will generally arrive first... But there is a method and reason why this leading with a hook works as well: While Olympic fighters tend to stand straight up, Mexican style guys, who often start professionally at an early age, crouch. They also change the timing and feint on the hook...also you can change a hook at the last minute when delivering it, so when a fighter goes to block a leading hook to the jaw, one can hook to the body.

To get an idea of how this works, take a friend and use something like...oh lets say a carrot, because it won't hurt you...Now your going to learn a South East Asian principle of knife fighting that will show how a Mexican hooker can lead with a hook. have the friend take the carrot and go to stab at your face, you go to block the carrot, works well right? Now, do the same sequence, but as your hand goes up to block the carrot, have your friend suddenly change the direction of the slice and go towards your belly. Hard to block?

What South East Asian fighters train to do in this situation is to use the back hand to block the knife so if the cut changes direction they simply drop the blocking hand from the elbow.

A boxer can't block this hook with his back hand so the hook becomes dangerous because unlike a jab once it is launched, a hook can change targets up until the shoulder and elbow are committed fully to the target.

Whether we are talking about a hook, or a jab, depending on the style of fighting, the truth is the lead punch is very important...some guys win fights with a jab, like ali often did. That is the reason for the emphasis.





Watch which hand the guy defends with agianst the slash. Notice that it is the hand coming across his body to defend against this change of direction.