Left Hook Technique Tutorial - ranges, faults to avoid, head, body, doubling up & powering up!

Go Here to Download Your Book - www.myboxingcoach.com - The left hook is one of the most potent weapons in the boxer's armoury. This left hook technique tutorial covers all ranges, head and body, key faults, doubling up and powering up PLUS I tell you about the best left hook I have ever seen thrown in a boxing ring.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Beginner Boxer Toolkit eBook
1:46 Short range left hook
3:38 Mid range left hook
6:12 Long range left hook
6:54 Technique faults
8:15 Left hook power up
9:13 Left hook to the body
10:50 Double left hooks
12:25 My best ever hook
15:00 Wrap up
You need to master your left hook technique at all ranges, short range, mid range and long range. There are key faults with the left hook that you need to avoid, trying to hit too hard, dropping the right hand and not engaging your legs with the punch.
Your left hook can be powered up by adding in a slip or an inside roll before the punch. Using one of these skills stores energy and leverage to really power up that left hook.
When striking the body with your left hook, your technique needs to ensure that the angle of the shot is the right one - you want the force of the punch to radiate through the opponent's body in the right way.
Doubling up your left hook is another key skill. You can double to the same target (head or body) or you can switch from one to the other. Think about using your slips when doubling up, this particular left hook technique is high energy and therefore needs to bring results.
Finally, my favourite ever left hook, the most perfect left hook technique I've ever seen in a boxing ring - Donald Curry vs Milton McCrory in December 1985. I have no other words other than to say this is the most awesome demonstration of left hook prowess I have ever seen. Here is the link:
• Video
Cheers
Fran
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Cheers
Fran
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[@gussstavo]

If you watch 15 minutes of a guy talking about the left hook that means you love boxing

[@see3deezz]

I am guilty

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

🙎🏻‍♀️

[@jessiesoto377]

Perfect explanation, reason I'm subscribed

[@GOLDENSUNBOXING]

Yessir

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Love boxing and listening to an engaging great coach.

[@zibi1239]

This is probably the best guide on this blow on KZbin right now

[@georgejames4206]

My favorite left hook is the leaping gazelle punch perfected by Floyd Patterson in the '60's then Mike Tyson's. They shared the same trainer.

[@myboxingcoach]

Great shot. Bit of risk but done at speed can be massively effective 👍

[@jimgallagher8029]

Excellent vid. One thing Fred does consistently is that he fills in the technique blanks that other instructors sometimes leave. I appreciate those ‘Aha!’ moments.

[@myboxingcoach]

Thank you Jim 👍

[@funnycompilations9]

Great video coach! One of the interesting facts about your channel is you focus on pure knowledge rather than prioritizing views which is amazing.

[@DMTroll]

Really happy about your mentioning of the difference between palm down and palm inwards when throwing the hook on the bag. Thought it was just me who couldn't get the technique right.

[@bogusaws.7948]

Great technique

[@jrjames7453]

Absolutely brilliant videos! In depth and the knowledge is on another level.. No B.s Fantastic

[@Beast12]

Great vid as always Fran

[@myboxingcoach]

Thanks Kyle

[@Beast12]

Robinson vs Fullmer 2 is the best left hook I’ve seen the speed,power and accuracy was absolutely perfect

[@keithdukes5990]

Tony Zales right cross to the heart followed by a txt book left hook to the jaw knockout of Rocky Graziano in the third meeting of their trilogy for the world Middleweight Title in the late forties for me!!!

[@myboxingcoach]

Amazing shot Kyle. I love the fact that he threw preceeded it with 2 single right hooks to the body then feinted the 3rd right and let the left hook go - classic 👍

[@feliixxavier]

just saw ur videos. classic style of teaching. love it❤

[@myboxingcoach]

Thank you, appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment 👍

[@josemucarselsacoto5122]

Vamos! Fran is the man! 🤜🥳🤛 When it comes to left hooks I have always been fond of joe frazier and mike tyson. 🤩

[@Menyhard]

Thanks

[@marcmaccarone7099]

I'm fairly new to boxing, trying to get good tips from everywhere I can. Thank you for the download and your videos, great stuff. Lots of good information to study, absorb, and practice. . I watched the Curry vs McCrory match you linked. Reviewed it in slomo and ran it backwards and forwards many, many times. The best that I can tell is that Curry slipped the jab, and had his weight on his front leg at that point. And then he did what Jack Dempsey describes in his book as a falling step, and unloaded the hook. At least that's what it looks like to this newbie. :) Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and experience. I'll be watching many more of your videos for sure. Stay well. Cheers!

[@myboxingcoach]

Very glad to be able to help. I never tire of watching the shot - perfection 👍

[@peacebalancetruth]

I love Your Boxing 🥊💥 videos!! Let's GOOO 💪😤🤝☺️.

[@myboxingcoach]

Appreciate that, thank you👍

[@growstronger6708]

Excellent explanation

[@myboxingcoach]

Thank you 👍

[@BeatThe95]

Yes Fran! Watching this with interest for a refresher, this is my fav punch - except right hook for me as i am southpaw. right upper, right hook, step off or roll and left backhand or jab is one of my fav combos. 👌

[@myboxingcoach]

Nice combo Chris 👍 Glad you like this one pal, make sure you have a look at the Don Curry left hook if you haven't seen it before - beyond awesome. Thanks mate.

[@BeatThe95]

@@myboxingcoach Thanks Fran, will def check out Don Curry not seen that one yet. Thank you sir. 🙏

[@TheCrazyKid9800]

Always revisiting your videos

[@myboxingcoach]

Appreciate that, thanks mate 👍

[@andrewskidmore9955]

I loved Roy Jones Junior's leaping left hook.

[@kulkarnisingh347]

My fav one is Joe Frazier punch that knocked out md. Ali & also tyson combo right hook to body & then right uppercut.

[@richardaustin1887]

Fran, I like Plants’ left hook against Dirrel last year - went to the body, slipped and went to the head.

[@myboxingcoach]

Peach of a shot Richard 👍

[@irajtakbarzadeh8494]

Dear couch frans ,i see you have done you new floor ,congratulations .k will came england from Vienna one of this days and then i will definitely visit you dear couch

[@Canadastrong1]

I have seen many awesome hooks, but the one that I love was Kaleb Pland hook to the body then hook to the head of DIRRELL

[@myboxingcoach]

Peach 👍

[@Karylrx]

Great video coach! Thanks for share your wisdom. Talking about hooks, can you make a video on Manny Pacquiao's Manila Ice, please?. Looks like a mix between an hook and an uppercut. Regards.

[@myboxingcoach]

Will look into that, thanks Leonardo 👍

[@ootansup]

Thank you for the video coach. I learned some important less on the lead hook. And I think what curry did was execute a mini gazelle punch with a mid range hook, it's a rare punch and I think his opponent fell victim to it because he's not familiar with it

[@John-nb8go]

Thank you sir. I liked Frazier vs Jimmy Ellis 1

[@myboxingcoach]

Great shot John 👍

[@John-nb8go]

@@myboxingcoach or also the Duran left hook that k.o.ed Ray Lampkin in 1974 in round 14. Ray was out for at least 5 minutes.

[@itguru2037]

Coach, when do you let your students start their sparring ? What do they need to be able to do in terms of fitness and skill? Cheers

[@moz5831]

Can you make video on how to set up the left hook? I watched the Curry -fight and the other guy really seemed to be out his league, bad jab and kept dropping his hand, chin up - just asking to be knocked out, terrible. I think the guy got intimidated by Curry’s force early on and didn’t have a game plan - that jab was painfully easy to counter. Normally no-one makes it that easy for you, one needs to set it up, so you can get the opponent on the range/open up. Can you make a video on that? Or how to trick the opponent into the range you want in general?

[@QuarkKent]

Amazingly the round surface of the glove also spun his head like a gear.

[@willis3397]

Thanks for this, Fran! A question about the long-range hook with palm facing out: If you're able to turn your wrist in enough to always make sure you're connecting with the fist and not clubbing, is that allowed? Or is it just best not to risk it? I find the long hook with palm down more cumbersome and less likely to wrap around my opponent's high guard.

[@myboxingcoach]

Thing is to know what the issue is if the ref issues a warning Willis. Try whatever. If you get a verbal in the bout from the ref you then know you need to (and can) make the adjustment 👍

[@willis3397]

@@myboxingcoach Thank you Fran, love your content.

[@rabbieburns2501]

Frazier v Ali 2 - Smokin Joe one of the very best left hooks in the business

[@philipz6033]

hi Coach: I want to get sparring at my boxing gym, but i can't wear mouthguard, it makes me gagging all the time. is there any alternative way? thank you

[@Jello0666]

I need help, I have proper form when throwing my left hook as well as proper handwraps and gloves but my wrist for my left hook always dies..how do I fix this please

[@cammmlawton]

How do i step with the left hook

[@deanodog3667]

Did a check hook on a friend carrying on , almost killed him and nearly shat myself fs !!

[@lukeashton1204]

With the left hook to the body I've been taught to turn the back foot asiv I was throwing my backhand. Would you agree?

[@myboxingcoach]

I would go more with the drive from the lead foot Luke, but variations are allowed 👍

[@ChrisEAdlay]

So you don't have to twist your front foot is that a myth?

[@DB-po2lh]

Commentators themselves said: "you will not see a better left hook thrown by anyone ", regarding Curry McRory fight. However, Robinson vs Fullmer is considered one of the best left hooks ever thrown in boxing history. kzbin.infok3KDg96fG04?feature=share

[@clintcollins9741]

My favourite left Hook was When Frazier dropped Ali

[@myboxingcoach]

Peach, everything in it and Ali did very well to rise

[@Menyhard]

Mike Tyson punch left hook

[@darkmagician3720]

Hi I would like to get your opinion on this I don’t know if you will see this comment but I will post it anyway. I was told that if you hit palm down you get less power because your elbow is line with your fist were as palm in your elbow is lower than your fist resulting in more power .. what do you think ? I respect your opinion thanks 🙏

[@myboxingcoach]

I would tend to agree. The palm down can still get a KO, but yes, dropped elbow would be more powerful for me.

[@darkmagician3720]

@@myboxingcoach thanks for your reply 👍

[@ananda_miaoyin]

Watch the Curry fight. I think he was a bit pissed that he almost lost his balance and fell over...and then McCrory looked STRAIGHT at the left hand as it came. No chance.