Can anyone break down the specific body mechanics in executing this move? I got some excellent answers to a question about hooking off the jab (below), so I thought I'd ask about this, too. Thanks in advance!
It's a kind of little kick-step as demonstrated here by Gonzalez on 0:18 - also specifically highlighted at about 0:57. Not sure what the correct name is - it's a common move, I just can't quite get it right. This content is protected
Basically a sidestep. Google Edwin L Haislet and you will find his book Boxing; on page 57 he explains the mechanics of the sidestep. You can download the book or read it for free. Incidentally, after years of collecting books of boxing instruction, this the best one I am aware of. It was written in 1940 by one of top two amateur trainers of the time.
Looks very similar if not the same as what the guy in the video I posted is doing. Also looks like a basic step to the right. Sorry I'm not much help.
Check out the e-book suggested by the other responder - a cracker! I suppose it is in essence similar but there's a different 'feel' to the move
greynotsoold, Thanks for the info. about the book. I ordered one. From just reading pages 57 and 58 online, Haislet teaches the same type side step I was taught. The subtle difference in the side step taught by Haislet (and my trainer) and the one from the instructional video at the top of the thread, is the turn of the upper body. I haven't read Haislet's book yet, but I assume from reading page 57-58 that he teaches fighters to "cheat" their body to the right when they move right and to the left when they move left? It gives more power to the right hand or the hook because the body is turned and snaps back to the left or right with the punch. I haven't seen (m)any trainers teach that, most teach like the instructional video. They just step over in the same stance they were in before. I'm looking forward to reading more of the book.
