Best way to block right cross (orthodox)

[BennyST]

Roll the punch with right hand in ear muff position

I think this needs more explaining. What I'm getting from it is not the right way to go about blocking a right cross, but maybe I'm misunderstanding your point.

What does the right hand being in ear muff position when rolling a shot have to do with blocking a right cross? From an orthodox stance, the right hand won't even come into play if you're rolling with the shot with your right hand glued to your face. If you're suggesting rolling with it, your right hand can stay next to your lead shoulder and it's the same thing.

What's an ear muff position?

Just means a high guard basically. Think Clottey.

[Syf]

I would say meeting the right with your outstretched left will have mixed success at best, unless parrying is really your forte and you have a solid grasp of how to displace force. Problem is you are meeting their strong hand thrown with leverage, with your weak hand from a more isolated position. You could sustain an injury to your arm/shoulder trying to do that, or just plain miss the timing and get clocked.

Should view their right as a potent weapon that's better to slip or dodge with footwork than just soak up on your guard. But I'd definitely suggest the high guard. Catch and shoot with it, as soon as that right is soaked up shoot the jab, or fire a left hook if they are in close.

Despite its risk, obviously a parry is advantageous because you can see your openings better, and even create new opportunity with it. It's just the riskier move and requires a higher level of skill to not backfire on you

[BennyST]

Is it better to meet the right hand with your right palm (kinda like blocking the jab) or should you put your hand very high and take the punch with your forearm?

Yes, you block it with your left by bringing it up.

i think it would probably be better to parry with your left hand.

Better to block it rather than parry.

[bulldognyc]

I would say meeting the right with your outstretched left will have mixed success at best, unless parrying is really your forte and you have a solid grasp of how to displace force. Problem is you are meeting their strong hand thrown with leverage, with your weak hand from a more isolated position. You could sustain an injury to your arm/shoulder trying to do that, or just plain miss the timing and get clocked.

Should view their right as a potent weapon that's better to slip or dodge with footwork than just soak up on your guard. But I'd definitely suggest the high guard. Catch and shoot with it, as soon as that right is soaked up shoot the jab, or fire a left hook if they are in close.

Despite its risk, obviously a parry is advantageous because you can see your openings better, and even create new opportunity with it. It's just the riskier move and requires a higher level of skill to not backfire on you

You make a very good point about leaving a jab out. I think that the right whole he met with the left and cut short of it's potential. The catch and shoot technique is also good but as you said a more risky style. I think it really depends on distance and skill level. I'm not one to disagree, but I personally perfer to parry what's thrown at me a few times before deciding on what kind of counter to throw or if I'll try to weave away. There are endless options for this as each situation is different. But, blocking the right with the right just seems fundamentally wrong to me unless it's from one or two positions.

[Syf]

You make a very good point about leaving a jab out. I think that the right whole he met with the left and cut short of it's potential. The catch and shoot technique is also good but as you said a more risky style. I think it really depends on distance and skill level. I'm not one to disagree, but I personally perfer to parry what's thrown at me a few times before deciding on what kind of counter to throw or if I'll try to weave away. There are endless options for this as each situation is different. But, blocking the right with the right just seems fundamentally wrong to me unless it's from one or two positions.

Catch and shoot, in my opinion, is less risky than parrying because the timing is more precise to pull off a proper parry. I agree you shouldn't try to parry a right with a right.. That's reaching across your body and that's Going to throw you off balance or out of position most of the time.

[kardsufur]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR8XQDbZo4Q

[BennyST]

You make a very good point about leaving a jab out. I think that the right whole he met with the left and cut short of it's potential. The catch and shoot technique is also good but as you said a more risky style. I think it really depends on distance and skill level. I'm not one to disagree, but I personally perfer to parry what's thrown at me a few times before deciding on what kind of counter to throw or if I'll try to weave away. There are endless options for this as each situation is different. But, blocking the right with the right just seems fundamentally wrong to me unless it's from one or two positions.

Yeah, blocking it, or parrying it, with the right hand is a bit risky and can lead to too many things going wrong.

The standard way it's taught is to simply block it with your left arm though.

[Ilves]

Yeah, blocking it, or parrying it, with the right hand is a bit risky and can lead to too many things going wrong.

The standard way it's taught is to simply block it with your left arm though.

What goes wrong when you block it with your right palm?

[sicko]

The Arm is unstable when the punchers extend so you can just slap his arm and his balance is off as well so yeah Parry and Roll makes the most sense but that takes good reflexes and quickness to catch a guy Cross especially if he has hands speed

If you not quick enough and you are the longer fighters with a reach advantage, you can lean back like and give your opponent a push to throw his balance off

And if your reflexes are really that good, get low and duck under it:

[Larry the boss]

Just roll it off of your left shoulder