Check Hook

[1 on 1]

in his defense, it was emmanuel steward who coined the term on HBO during the commentary, so i'm sure it has been around for a while...or in the very least it has nothing to do with floyd trying to be unique since he never blabbed the phrase "check left hook" himself.

Oh, he has.

[Danny Gunz]

LMAO, FFS, it's a f**kin' hook. It's basically a counter hook to an opponent's hook. You know how it is, motherf**Kers like to give things a nickname, at the end of the day it's a hook.

And what the hell are you talkin' about "steppin' off", lol, motherf**kers try to be different but end up sounding stup*d(not you, but you know, them "street dudes") it's called pivoting, man. So, basically he countered a lead hook and pivoted to his left.

Countering a hook with a hook of your own is boxing 101, it's not the only way to counter a hook, but, it's usually the counter of choice.

^^^ what he said, its just a counter hook basically.

Ive never even heard of a check hook until that mayweather - hatton fight where steward called it that.

[11wordisbond]

Oh, he has.

Yes, Floyd was asked after the fight about that punch and he said it was a check hook, and he learned it in the amateurs in Michigan.

[#1Assassin]

it is just a hook.money just tryin to sound like hes doin somethin original.this **** been the same since the dawn of time.aint nothing new.

its not just a hook, u use the natural hip movement when throwing a hook to pivot and move out of the way and landing at the same time. its very simple but great to use.

floyd never acted like it was original, in fact he said he learned it in the amateur ranks back in the day.

its a simple but great move, i use it often usually when finishing up a combination. and yes i did it before the mayweather-hatton fight, didnt know the name of it though.

[F l i c k e r]

Yeah, I practice it and I use it when I get real comfortable.

Only on the southpaw side though. I feel like I'm forcing it on the orthodox side, so I don't use it on that side.

[sammiza567]

yea i remember after the hatton fight everyone and their mother started using the term check hook. been doing it for quite a few years my favorite punch for sure. i **** you not a learned the check hook from roy sr the night before a fight and i must have landed it on the dude 20 times in 3 rounds lol.