right cross
Rear-hand boxing blow
A right cross is a punch thrown with the rear hand, crossing the body toward an opponent.
In orthodox boxing stance, this is the right hand traveling across the fighter's centerline, generating power from hip rotation: He dropped his opponent with a devastating right cross.
The punch contrasts with jabs, hooks, and uppercuts in a boxer's arsenal.
Incapacitating final blow
- sparringPractice combat training
- ringClosed curve shape
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
referee · heavyweight · middleweight · welterweight · lightweight · featherweight · clinch · brawler
Quick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- counterpunchRetaliatory boxing blow
- comboItems grouped together
feint · footwork · bobbing · weaving · haymaker · roundhouse · straight · overhand
Solid mass, or impede
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- coverProtect by overlaying
- shoulder rollDiagonal tumbling technique
guard · counter · evasion · anticipation · reaction · timing · distance · positioning
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
canvas · referee · heavyweight · middleweight · welterweight · lightweight · featherweight · clinch · brawler · pugilist
jab
Quick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- counterpunchRetaliatory boxing blow
combo · feint · footwork · bobbing · weaving · haymaker · roundhouse · straight · overhand · guard
block
Solid mass, or impede
shoulder roll · guard · counter · evasion · anticipation · reaction · timing · distance · positioning
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- strikesgeneral strike, labor strike, wildcat strike, strike action, walkout