The Straight Right: Simplicity That Connects

Is there a more fundamentally sound landed punch in the sport of boxing than the straight right hand? When delivered right, potent to say the least.

Most, not all boxers, are orthodox (Right-handed) and not southpaws (left-handed).

Professional boxing lately is operating on a fast paced schedule at the moment where big fights, small fights and match ups of undefeated prospects are being made all the time, week in week, out, that sometimes have southpaws and right handed boxers of course.

So important just to touch on this as boxing really comes back to prominence shortly for new fans only new to tuning into professional boxing, maybe new to the sport from an influencer fight or a big event type fight.

Or even prospective fans just hearing about boxing lately because of something like Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua.

The Straight Right: Simplicity That Connects

We try to look at the big title fight and big game changing news here on Boxing News and Views, where UFC and boxing now crossover frequently and more, but we also look at grass roots and amateur boxing and boxing basics when they are in the news and newsworthy in recently boxing news.

It seems apt to talk about the right cross ahead of this Friday night’s big Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight live on Netflix in Florida.

Because the last time Anthony Joshua stepped into a prize fight (professional boxing match) ring last year he was on the end of one of the best right hands landed in the 21st century by Daniel Dubois last year.

The straight right or right hand as it is simply called in Europe, is also called a right cross in the US where a straight angled right down the middle and over the shoulder right hand punched is thrown quickly in a straight line at the target, usually set up by a jab, but not always, sometimes used as a counter == as was Dubois’ case against Joshua last year.

Or in Floyd Mayweather’s case sometimes used as a lead right hand cross thrown from a stationary position square footed not pushing off your back right foot, like an element of surprise right hand thrown almost as a jab but still from the orthodox right handed stance, often to catch someone off balance primarily and score a clean but not always knockout shot.

The more you watch big boxing matches lately notice the simple nature of the right hand but how effective it is when used correctly, it can be a knockout punch to this day in any weight when thrown correctly.