Left hook to the body: Boxing`s underrated under shot!

[hollister]

Yeah Ward was a monster with that liver shot, Judah was visibly hurt by one late in his fight vs. Ward, he covered his abdomen with both arms and bent down at the waist. Carmen Basilio also had a very good hook to the body, but he was a somewhat more balanced ****er than Ward. Don't forget Tyson's left hook to the body/left hook or left uppercut to the head combination, nasty stuff lol

[moochi]

how about Kostya Tszyu taking out Hurtado....he took him out with some wicked left hooks to the body.

[jabsRstiff]

A well-executed left hook to the body is the most beautiful sight to see in a fight.... especially when you see a fighter end a combo with it, or mix it in between the combo.

[RedLight_Traitor]

miguel cotto uses it alot. i think the left hook also needs to be carefully timed so that you aren't countered when you throw it. It's hard to setup, and then difficult again to perform. But if it connects, it also opens your opponent to headshots. Personally, I think it must be used in a combo. You can't just wing it out of nowhere. You use it during a firefight and commit enough to it, or else your opponent wont feel it and he'll hit you in the head right as you're recovering that arm.

[Solo322]

Roy Jones had those monster left uppercuts to the body where he completely rotated his body and torso into the punch. They probably weren't as hard as Gatti and Ward's but I remember him doing a couple of these to Toney, Hopkins, and Glenn Kelly. Looked cool, especially when leading with them. Gatti's knockout of Dorin was perfect, one two upstairs then a left hook with as much power as he had.