Right Cross vs. Straight Right?

[moin126]

you cant throw a straight right after a lead jab. A cross, is a punch that crosses your left, so a 2.
Straight right is a lead right, you use your weight to fall in and make the punch straight, whereas a cross is more of a pivot motion.

[MaYaN_SuN]

Yeah they are the same punch, just some people have a more "polished right hand" that comes out of the chest, as oppose to having that arch in it.


For some reason, I thought the "Right Cross" was like a hybrid of a right hook, since some fighters throw a right hand that has that same arch in it.

[Xcel]

Straight Right combines the hips, shoulder and rotating the ball of your foot.

A right cross is almost the same except the punch goes a-CROSS the body slightly.b If you box at a gym you can hear the difference, if done properly, on the bag.

[SkillspayBills]

Personally I like to throw a right hand similar to the way one would throw a hook, that is turning in my right arm. Of course you only do this on the inside.

Shouldn't even move your arm. It's all in the shoulder. I actually had to learn that the hard way.

[squealpiggy]

A right cross originally went across your opponent's jab and was a counter punch, similar to an overhand right but with the shoulders more erect. A straight right is a very straight right hand, and in throwing a one-two you try to make your right hand as straight as possible. Lederman was probably referring to the right-cross counter punch.

All is evidenced in Jack Dempsey's book "Championship Fighting".

[tills9191]

a right cross is exactly that, a right cross,
a straight right is exactly that, a straight right..
hope that helps

[IchiBonDj]

A right cross originally went across your opponent's jab and was a counter punch, similar to an overhand right but with the shoulders more erect. A straight right is a very straight right hand, and in throwing a one-two you try to make your right hand as straight as possible. Lederman was probably referring to the right-cross counter punch.

All is evidenced in Jack Dempsey's book "Championship Fighting".

This is what I learned in the gym, counter right hand over and across your opponents jab. Using your forearm to hit the opponents forearm knocking the jab off target while landing your right hand.

[Xcel]

goes right along with what i posted. good job.

[BennyST]

you cant throw a straight right after a lead jab. A cross, is a punch that crosses your left, so a 2.
Straight right is a lead right, you use your weight to fall in and make the punch straight, whereas a cross is more of a pivot motion.

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What exactly do you mean you can't throw a straight right after a jab? I throw straight rights all the time after my jab. A lead right is a lead right...meaning you throw it before or as a jab.