Can someone breakdown Mayweather's leaping left hook?

brown bomber · Sep 14, 2012

If you want to see ur average guy land it check this out

[ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lg6XlKd6wiU[/ame]

One of my favourite shots

rodney · Sep 14, 2012

Leaping left hook ???? What the **** is that ? Who the **** teaches that or would want to do that ?

curly · Oct 13, 2012

BoxinScienceUSA said: ↑

it's actually quite easy, and fun once you get it. practice slowly for a few minutes and you'll get it down no problem. the trick will be to use it in practical experience. but at the end of my suggested instructions you'll find "set-up" hints

1. get in position by dropping left (like a slip outside their right hand) and sit there for a few seconds and feel the load in the left leg with your right shoulder over your left knee (almost like a short twisting lunge)

2. don't concern yourself with the punch yet, simply take the load in your left leg and propel your body UPward (be patient and practice getting the position to initial movement down first)

3. then become conscious that your right foot touches first as you land in your stance

4. now turn the UP into a FORWARD and throw the hook. it's ok to over exagerate the move while you're learning. have fun with it.

5. now clean up the range and use a moderate propel forward (still from a loaded left leg, landing in your stance with your back leg touching first). this is more realistic. if your normal stepping hook takes 12" you'll be able to get 18-24" from a moderate "leaping left hook".

purpose: hitting your opponent who is backing up with their guard in front of their face

set-up: from the drop left. anytime you find yourself here know what is available for you (close-left upper to body, close/med-left uppercut to chin, med-upjab, far-leaping left hook). and there are sooooo many different ways to set the position with feints, as part of combination, from both offense and defense. that's why it's best to practice from the "position" (which is the left leg load) instead of from the "set-up to position".

does that make sense?
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Great stuff :good

vegitotwo · Oct 13, 2012

oli said: ↑

Roy was a master at it.

Mayweather threw a beautiful one against JMM which sent JMM down. Watch that punch and try see how he did that. Iv tried it in the gym and it's extremely difficult to do it well
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fake right lead, leaping left

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Ricky42791 · Oct 13, 2012

Im also a big fan of the leaping left hook, but more the d'amato style which someone was stating earlier is definitely evident with Floyd Patterson and Mike Tyson. Slip their right at the same time you're cocking back your left hook from a crouch position and you just throw your whole body weight in to the hook. Rather than "smooshing to bug" or "putting out the cigarette" with your left toes to get your hips into it its more like a little hop that throws your hips in to it rather than twisting them. It must be done at mid-range its not a punch you throw when your inside it you wouldnt have enough room. I am by no means a great example and I could be flawed but this is how i've thrown in

1:04 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y801WGgnsgo&list=UUNFhMqWSF4cvTaN03XdKYVQ&index=10&feature=plcp[/ame]

1:28/3:32 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WKIAJNKM6U&list=UUNFhMqWSF4cvTaN03XdKYVQ&index=4&feature=plcp[/ame]

2:01/2:48 (I missed but its still the same motion)[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI_OG-jDCtE&list=UUNFhMqWSF4cvTaN03XdKYVQ&index=6&feature=plcp[/ame]

hernanday · Oct 13, 2012

I believe patterson called it the gazelle punch, amateurs be ware, this punch can see you be knocked down very easily by any counter. As it requires one to spread their legs to close the distance. It is one of the reason why patterson got knocked downalot even when he wasn't hurt and if you get knocked down 2-3 times with pitty pat punches the ref may stop the fight its not 1920, the ref isn't going to makeyou get knocked down more than 4 times in a match before he stops the bout

Vysotsky · Oct 16, 2012

**** Floyd check out Freddie Steele. One of the best leaping left hook artists you'll ever see, one of the best MW's you'll ever see.

1:15 doesn't get anymore beautiful than that knockdown.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUL-6M9wKwA&feature=related[/ame]

P.S. This was the only time Dundee was ever down in over 120 fights and Steele put him down 7 times i think.

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