Ok since someone brought up "a cross" I got to thinking, then I got to looking and here is what I have seen on some other discussions:
There is a debate about whether a cross has to cross anything to be a cross. There is some speculation that the punch loops slightly as opposed to a straight, and there is the idea that the punch crosses the opponent arm.
There is also a minority view that states a cross has to do with throwing the punch across your body because the other leg is forwards. I like this view because from a general perspective, when there are boxing styles where the lead hand is the power hand, one must differentiate a lead from a punch that comes from the back arm.
Where does the term originate? what did it mean, and if it changed when did it change, and if not, why is there debate? We all know what a lead is, and we know what a hook is, and what a shovel punch became (an uppercut) but what is the story with the cross?
There is a debate about whether a cross has to cross anything to be a cross. There is some speculation that the punch loops slightly as opposed to a straight, and there is the idea that the punch crosses the opponent arm.
There is also a minority view that states a cross has to do with throwing the punch across your body because the other leg is forwards. I like this view because from a general perspective, when there are boxing styles where the lead hand is the power hand, one must differentiate a lead from a punch that comes from the back arm.
Where does the term originate? what did it mean, and if it changed when did it change, and if not, why is there debate? We all know what a lead is, and we know what a hook is, and what a shovel punch became (an uppercut) but what is the story with the cross?
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