Re: Another street(tm)fight...

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 01:38:34 +0000 (UTC), "Leon Macfayden"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> >> Damn straight.  Like the guy I knew in Toronto, who only had a right
>> >> hook.  Sure, it's a crappy, easily countered punch,
>> >
>> >Excuse me?! The hook is a devastating punch. If thrown properly by a good
>> >boxer, it is second to none. I love my hooks.
>>
>> I love my lead hook, but a rear ('right') hook?
>
>Just because it is off the back leg - no different to a straight right in
>that regard and is easier to generate hip movement. 

Why wouldn't you just throw the cross then?  Far less telegraphing
than the rear hook, and more protection from counter-punching.

>Also, you can always put
>your right leg in front - its not anchored behind you.

Well, mine is, but that's because I'm married.

Sorry, I wasn't mandating that the right foot had to be to the rear,
just trying to provide terminology so we could all agree on what we
were discussing.

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