Right Cross: From the Shoulder or Wind up?

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  1. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Just wondering, when you throw the right hand, do you throw the right hand the way Canelo does, short and from the shoulder with no windup:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL1NYWSVrJY&feature=relmfu[/ame]


    Or the way Julian Jackson does it, with a slight windup and snap at the end:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PYD4HjEyls&feature=fvwrel[/ame]
     
  2. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Practically a wind-up only hurts you. Loading up like that telegraphs and decreases snap but allows for more weight to follow through the punch.
     
  3. JeanPaulValley

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    Wasted inches are wasted time.
     
  4. RJJFan

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    It seems like JJ has a fair bit of snap at the end of his right hand though.
     
  5. Bogotazo

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    Right, I'd argue the wind-up isn't part of the punch itself. He's throwing it straight from point A to B with speed and efficiency like Canelo is, but he's simply habituated to dropping backwards a bit first. Shifting weight onto the right foot is sometimes part of it.
     
  6. RJJFan

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    Cheers, thats what it seemed like. I'm going to try both approaches and see which style works for me.
     
  7. Bogotazo

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    Just remember that landing the punch is more important than making it heavy :good
     
  8. DrMo

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    Textbook punch by Arguello, thrown from the shoulder but he does get some rotation into the shot as well.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZmdmjnr6D0[/ame]
     
  9. RJJFan

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    Duly noted. :good

    Amazing how he makes it look so easy.