A hook is a punch in boxing. It is performed by turning the core muscles and back, thereby swinging the arm, which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees...
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Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective...
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film Hook (bowling), a curving ball Hook (boxing), a boxing punch Hook (cricket), a shot in cricket Hook shot, a type of shot in basketball Hooking (ice...
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In boxing, a check hook is employed to prevent aggressive boxers from lunging in. There are two parts to the check hook. The first part consists of a regular...
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In boxing, a straight or cross (also commonly called a rear hand punch) are punches usually thrown with the dominant hand and are power punches like the...
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basic punches in modern boxing are the jab, the cross, the hook, and the uppercut. Jab Cross — in counter-punch with a looping hook Uppercut Jab — a quick...
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Jab (redirect from Jab (boxing))
Gennady Golovkin is currently the most proficient jabber in boxing. Hook (boxing) Cross (boxing) Uppercut Bolo punch One-two combo Look up jab in Wiktionary...
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was immortalised in the film By Rook or Left Hook – The Story of Chessboxing. The first European Chess Boxing Championship took place in Berlin on 1 October...
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Sugar Ray Robinson (category World middleweight boxing champions)
out Fullmer with a lightning fast, powerful left hook. Boxing critics have referred to the left-hook which knocked out Fullmer as "the perfect punch"...
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Naoya Inoue (category World light-flyweight boxing champions)
Earlier in his career, Inoue held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title in 2014, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight title...
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Southpaw stance (redirect from Southpaw (boxing))
following with a left cross right hook. It is the normal stance for a left-handed boxer. The corresponding boxing designation for a right-handed boxer...
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Manny Pacquiao competed in professional boxing from 1995 to 2021. Regarded by boxing historians as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time...
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Andre Ward (category Olympic gold medalists for the United States in boxing)
Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. October 14, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2017. "Andre Ward Overcomes Sakio Bika Test in Oakland". Bad Left Hook....
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Terence Crawford (category World lightweight boxing champions)
Fundora ordered by WBO". Bad Left Hook. "Crawford-Postol brings between 50K to 60K PPV buys ⋆ Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-14...
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Tommy Morrison (category Doping cases in boxing)
infection. The World Boxing Organization said people would remember Morrison best for his dangerous punching power and especially his left hook. After his death...
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be converted to velcro gloves using a hook and loop converter. Three types of padding commonly used in boxing gloves are horsehair padding, foam padding...
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Kickboxing (redirect from KickBoxing)
boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves...
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Isaac Cruz (category World light-welterweight boxing champions)
Left Hook. Retrieved 2 April 2024. Rosenthal, Michael (19 June 2021). "Isaac Cruz outpoints Francisco Vargas in fight that turns ugly". Boxing Junkie...
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Wladimir Klitschko (category European Boxing Union champions)
stops Pianeta in six". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 4 November 2016. "Klitschko Dominates and Stops Pianeta in Six Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 December...
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Adrien Broner (category World super-featherweight boxing champions)
- Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017. "Broner vs. Allakhverdiev confirmed for October 3rd". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved...
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Sebastian Fundora (category World light-middleweight boxing champions)
2024). "Terence Crawford vs Sebastian Fundora ordered by WBO". Bad Left Hook. Boxing record for Sebastian Fundora from BoxRec (registration required) Sebastian...
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He is widely regarded by many boxing commentators and historians as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Boxing magazine The Ring named him number one...
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Gennady Golovkin (category Olympic medalists in boxing)
in two rounds". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 14 November 2017. "Golovkin scores highest HBO boxing ratings of 2016". Bad Left Hook. 26 April 2016. Retrieved...
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of hook, with the main difference being that in the swing the arm is usually more extended. right hook in attack right hookcounter punch right hook(in...
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Teofimo Lopez (category International Boxing Federation champions)
'got played'". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved April 27, 2021. "Sulaiman: Lopez is the undisputed champ, leading man at 135lbs". Boxing Social. January 6, 2021...
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Conor Benn (category Doping cases in boxing)
two-division world champion of boxing, Nigel Benn. Benn had a privileged upbringing due to his father Nigel's successful boxing career. Twelve years of his...
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Exclusive First Look At Russell Crowe In Matt Hookings' Boxing Drama". Empire. Retrieved 27 August 2022. "Matt Hookings' New Drama 'Prizefighter' Drops First...
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Orthodox stance (redirect from Orthodox (boxing))
In combat sports such as boxing and MMA, an orthodox stance, also known as a northpaw stance, is one in which the fighter places their left foot in front...
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Artur Beterbiev (category AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists)
division since October 2024, as well as the Ring magazine and International Boxing Organization (IBO) titles. Beterbiev is the first boxer to become the undisputed...
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Miguel Cotto (category Boxing promoters)
Presser - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-24. "Miguel Cotto takes split decision over Joshua Clottey". Bad Left Hook. Archived...
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