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Topic: Hook (boxing)


  
  Boxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boxing, also called pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called "rounds".
Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC.
A hook may also target the lower body (the classic Mexican hook to the liver) and this technique is sometimes called the "rip" to distinguish it from the conventional hook to the head.
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 Hook
Hooking, in programming, a technique used in event handling
Fishing hook, a device used to catch fish
Grappling hook, a composite hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown or projected a distance
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 Boxing - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Boxing, however, probably grew most specifically out of the demonstrations held at the fives court and the tennis court in London in the early 19th century.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, amateur boxing was encouraged in schools, universities and in the armed forces, but the champions, in the main, came from among the urban poor.
The classic hook is thrown in a horizontal plane, but the punch can also be thrown at a 45 degree angle (a "Mexican hook" or "shovel hook" or "hook to the ribs"), blending into the uppercut - practically halfway between the two, this punch is aimed at the rib cage (ideally just underneath).
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 Boxing Encyclopedia Articles @ BareHands.com (Bare Hands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Out-fighters are often regarded as the best boxers on account of their desire to win a fight by wearing an opponent down and outclassing an opponent by strategy, rather than simply knocking him (or her) out.
Ali was known for his charismatic personality and his refusal to enlist in the US Army during the Vietnam War, among other things.
George Lundberg, called boxing an "obscenity" that "should not be sanctioned by any civilized society." Since then, the American Neurological Association, American Academy of Neurology and British, Canadian and Australian Medical Associations have also wanted to abolish the sport.
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 boxing moves   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The balanced stance is the starting point for all boxing moves.
Notes: This move is part of the 1, 2, 3, combination in boxing (jab, cross and left hook).
Dunne has terrific hand speed--cocky as hell-- and the boxing moves of a main-eventer, not a four rounder.
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