Is it easier to knock someone out with a left hook than the straight right hand?

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  1. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It all really depends on the individual throwing the punch . Some guys have a stronger straight right and some have a stronger left hook. It’s a matter of the persons comfort with positioning and throwing the punch.
     
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  2. fcb1068

    fcb1068 Active Member Full Member

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    I mean a one hitter quitter. Fury was not out for the count. Yes he did land the right but it was so telegraphed that Fury saw it coming. Wilder had many issues in that fight, his foot work as you say is one of them, his inability to counter or block properly is another one, his punches were too slow too, may be because of the added weight, etc.
     
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  3. fcb1068

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    You think Wlad's left hook is more powerful than his right hand? That would be anomally. Wlad's left hook against Pulev perhaps looked more brutal than his right hand because Pulev's upright gloves up defence is tailor-made to defend straight punches. The hook came from outside Pulev's field of vision so was totally unexpected, where as Pulev probably saw Klitschko's straight right hand launching towards him but was too slow to avoid it. It could also be that a left hook can rotate the head more easily than a right hand, as one poster observed.
     
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  4. fcb1068

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    I see what you are getting at, but in general the mechanics of a straight punch means that everyone irrespective of body shape (i.e. mesomorph, ectomorph etc.) should generate more power from a straight punch than a left hook. You'll notice that everyone who tests their might on those punching bags that measure your punching power (I don't think they actually measure punching power) always throws a straight punch instead of a hook.
     
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  5. Badbot

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    The left hook is more likely to catch someone from a blindspot.
     
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  6. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    lol, I don' think i would categorize him in anyway. He had this most unique, explosive, and looppy trajectory punches that could end matter fast especially if he was in trouble. He's far and away my favorite fighter ever and just the thought of him almost brings a tear to my eye, but technically, fundamentally, and skillfullly(according to spell-check I just made up a word, ya me!!) it's difficult to fathom the fighter he became and earned the legacy and resume he did. He wasn't a boxer, hockey player, analyst, coach - or anything else for that matter. Jean Pascal was one thing and one thing only - STONE COLD WARRIOR.
     
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  7. Sinew

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    Left hook.
     
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  8. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Pretty much this. For example, someone like Tommy Morrison will tell you it’s the left hook while another person like Lewis will tell you it’s the straight right
     
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  9. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you're Joe Frazier it's the hook, if you're Lennox Lewis it's the right hand
     
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  10. elmaldito

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    Left hook especially against southpaws.
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  11. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    It's not only that the left hook is harder to see. The problem when you take a left hook (and you are orthodox) is that your left shoulder doesnt let you roll the punch, plus it results in a shock due to your neck muscles not being able to roll because of your left shoulder, kind of a whiplash movement, I dont know how to explain it but you can check it your self.

    Hence, imho, what you say is not true when your oponent is lefthanded, and his protecting shoulder is his right one.

    Anyway. It depends on your reach, I guess. If I am a tall fighter, then I prefer a powerful sharp and snappy as F straight right hand. If my reach is not very long, then I would prefer to have a joe frazier like left hook, to destroy you when I'm in the inside. If Im facing a left handed guy, then I always would prefer a strong straight right hand (since you did not include a right hook in the question).

    That's only my opinion, though.
     
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  12. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, it is. A straight right hand uses more time to establish than a left hook.
     
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