Mayweather's lead left hook

I've had this discussion with RDJ before when he was thinking of becoming more dynamic and not being limited to a particular style.

Learn the pull counter. True, you won't be able to pull it off regularly but it is likely that you will end up facing a guy slower than you or reaches with his jab that you can pull counter and put to sleep. If you don't know how to pull counter then when you come to face this guy you will have one less tool at your disposal to beat him.

Guys who can pull off lead left hooks, right hand leads and pull counters usually end up doing them wrong because they are talented enough to get away with them 99%. Floyd often throws shots with his chin in the air or with his thumb up and elbow down. Very few times has he been made to pay for his mistakes. However, those few times have almost been catastrophic. One day, his luck may run out and one mistake he was used to getting away with will finally come back to haunt him.

I THINK Louis and Hopkins throw good leaping left hooks. Maybe Patterson too. Can't remember their technique off the time of my head but I'm sure those 3 keep their chin down, tuck up, bend their knees etc

 

The knockdown Molsey scored over Vargas in their second fight was a lead left hook. Not sure whether it was Mosley's power or just the speed of it catching Vargas unaware but he was pretty much out of it.

 

Indeed achilles. I may not be RJJ but I'm not facing his opposition, and there's no need to be as reckless as him while throwing the lead left hook either.

 

me, also check out my jab, lead uppercut, straight combo :good

 

I only use it on southpaws. Slip to your left and then throw it around his guard.:bbb

 

I'm not sure what you mean by this thumb up, elbow down thing. Do you mean shooting the left hook from the hip rather than from his hand by his head in a defensive position, and twisting across?

+1 on patterson's leaping left hook, the one he knocked out inigmar johannsoson with in their second fight is a thing of beauty! :good

 

Here is the left hook looking pretty poor...

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Here it is not looking so bad...

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Here is the poor hook and high chin versus Marquez...

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Here is Marquez making Floyd pay for his technical flaw...

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Is there supposed to be a pic between DLH and the first marquez one? didnt see any good hooks.

I see your point. I think he fixed it against mosely though

 

Against Mosley he got caught with another right over the top and was hurt bad. Corely hurt him too.

 

Ya but that was just Mayweather holding his hand low, it wasn't his left hook being countered.

 

Totally off topic, but those reflexes are incredible. Imma save that video :good

 

You'll find it was a right hand over the hook. If he'd turned it over more he'd be more protected by his shoulder and had he kept his chin down he could have taken the shot on the top of his head, which is the harder part of the head and he knows this because hes broken his hand hitting that part of an opponents head.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s83EcsdB2ow[/ame]

 

Sparring.

I like to work on it on the double-end bag. I actually just broke mine about 5 minutes ago while practicing it. I prefer to slip right instead of leaning back. There's multiple ways to get it done.

 

pads then sparring. you need someone to mimick throwing a slow jab (speed up over time) that you can step back from while pulling your head back then countering with the jab, right hand and hook. you can do the uppercut but that **** is just dangerous.