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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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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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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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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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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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 he held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title in 2014, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight...
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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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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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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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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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Peek-a-boo is a boxing style which received its common name for the defensive hand position, which are normally placed in front of the face, like in the...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Danny Garcia (boxer) (category World Boxing Association champions)
Salka in round 2 with a left hook, ending the fight. Garcia said in relation to taking fight, “Fans last forever; boxing is a short-term career. I got...
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for the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s. Aleman got the nickname "Hook" from his boxing career in high school. He is also famous for being the only person...
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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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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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Sergiy Derevyanchenko (category AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists)
Golovkin Shot". BoxingScene.com. 2 May 2017. Christ, Scott (August 25, 2017). "Derevyanchenko stops Johnson to win IBF shot". Bad Left Hook. "Saul 'Canelo'...
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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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Arturo Gatti (category International Boxing Federation champions)
Legacy". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved June 28, 2018. McRae, Kevin (December 10, 2012). "Arturo Gatti's Hall of Fame Call Is a Great Thing for Boxing". Bleacher Report...
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