Beginner
How to Throw a Lead Hook | 4 Variations of Lead Hook
Coach's take: Thorough, well-sequenced, credible — a genuine tutorial.
3.8
The Hook
Boxing / Popular
Throw lead and rear hooks with correct elbow and pivot.
What coaches agree on
- Power comes from rotating your hips and torso as one piece, with your arm following late, rather than swinging your arm on its own.
- Drive the punch with your elbow, keeping it up and leading the fist, rather than just flinging your hand out.
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- Stay relaxed through your stance and the start of the punch, then let it whip through fast at the very end — tensing up early only slows you down.
Common mistakes
- Dropping your non-punching hand while you throw the hook, which leaves your chin open to a counter.
- Letting a long or looping hook turn into an open-palm slap instead of landing on your knuckles.
Intermediate
*Secret* Tips For Throwing A Perfect Hook To The Body
Coach's take: Explains where the power actually comes from — solid.
3.7
Beginner
The Correct Way To Throw HOOKS in BOXING | Thumb Up or Thumb In
Coach's take: Clear, credible answer to a common beginner question.
3.7
Intermediate
5 Common Lead Hook Mistakes: Get More Knockouts!
Coach's take: Top-tier breakdown - range, knuckle contact, and the pivot myth.
3.7
Advanced
How To Set Up A Left Hook | Volume 1
Coach's take: Real technical value here, not generic advice.
3.6
Advanced
How to Throw Double Left Hooks
Coach's take: Real technical coaching detail on combo hooks, not generic advice.
3.6
Intermediate
3 Drills for the Lead Hook
Coach's take: Three drills, each with a clear reason why it works - strong coaching.
3.6
Advanced
The Devastating Right Hook Off the Switch | Roberto Duran Technique Taken to the Next Level
Coach's take: Good technical content, better with the video than the transcript.
3.5
Beginner
The Lead Hook | Technique Breakdown and Common Mistakes
Coach's take: Thorough and well sequenced - covers the whole kinetic chain, not just arm shape.
3.5
Advanced
How to Throw the Check Hook in Boxing, and 4 Useful Variations
Coach's take: Excellent depth - four real variations with the mechanics that actually differ between them.
3.4
Intermediate
Palm In or Down? The Left Hook Debate!
Coach's take: Best of the palm-in/palm-down debates here -- covers the injury-risk tradeoff, not just personal preference.
3.4
Intermediate
How to Throw a Check Left Hook Counter-Punch
Coach's take: Good breakdown of timing and stance for the check hook -- the 'throw as they commit to the jab' cue is the key point.
3.4
Beginner
Boxing Technique Builder | How To Develop A Stronger Hook For Boxing
Coach's take: Great fundamentals - fixes the classic 'arm punch' hook problem.
3.3
Advanced
MIKE TYSON'S GREATEST WEAPON - Left Hook Breakdown
Coach's take: Good pro-level mechanism breakdown, not just hype.
3.3
Intermediate
Boxing Training - 3 Variations of Boxing Lead Hook by using Heavy Bag
Coach's take: Practical variations with real pro context - usable coaching.
3.3
Intermediate
How to FIX your Left Hook
Coach's take: Great analogy, clearly demonstrated - this one will actually change how someone throws it.
3.3
Advanced
Parry & Smother Series: The Left Hook Counter (Part 1)
Coach's take: Good detail on the body mechanics behind the counter.
3.2
Intermediate
Effectively Setting Up the Left Hook to the Body
Coach's take: Well-taught progression, easy to actually drill.
3.2
Intermediate
Boxing Left Hook - How to Throw A Hook | Boxing Training
Coach's take: Good systematic breakdown - explains why each piece matters, not just what it looks like.
3.2
Advanced
4 Set-ups for the Shovel Hook | Land More Body Shots
Coach's take: Goes beyond mechanics into real fight application.
3.1
Intermediate
The CORRECT Way To Throw a Hook | "Palm In or Down?"
Coach's take: Quick, useful answer to a question every boxer asks about the hook -- palm position by range.
3.1
Beginner
STREET BOXING 3/6: How to Throw a Hook in a Street Fight
Coach's take: Solid fundamentals: pivot, turn the whole side, keep the rear hand up.
3.1
Intermediate
Stop throwing your lead hook like a robot 🤖
Coach's take: Concise, fixes the stiff hook with fluid, range-aware cues.
3.1
Intermediate
How To Defend and Counter the Right Hook - Technique and Drill
Coach's take: Good technical detail, practical drill included.
3.0
Intermediate
How To Set Up A Left Hook | Mike Tyson's Left Hook | Volume 2
Coach's take: Solid, concrete setups you can actually drill.
3.0
Advanced
Boxing - Throwing Multiple Left Hooks Moving Forward
Coach's take: Clear footwork breakdown, genuinely coachable.
3.0
Advanced
Left Hook Counter
Coach's take: Specific, correctable cue delivered with real context - good coaching.
3.0
Advanced
How to throw a GAZELLE HOOK (slip setup and explosive hook)
Coach's take: Good technical nuance, if a bit conversational in delivery.
3.0
Advanced
Set Up the LEAD LEFT HOOK
Coach's take: Sharp setup tricks for landing the hook - masking it with jabs and feints.
3.0
Intermediate
HALF-SLAP Left Hook punch technique (better reach & power)
Coach's take: Practical reach-and-power fix for the hook.
3.0
Beginner
Boxing. The Left Hook
Coach's take: Good demo, cueing is a little rambly but the fundamentals are there.
2.9
Intermediate
Lead Left Hook - Boxing Trick Punch
Coach's take: Practical tips on disguising the lead hook.
2.9
Intermediate
LEFT HOOK to Body Punch (pro style technique)
Coach's take: Useful weight and range tips, a bit rambly.
2.9
Intermediate
How to Setup Hooks to the Body
Coach's take: Clean wrong-way right-way breakdown - easy to apply.
2.8
Advanced
Inside Fighting Trick: Manipulate Your Opponent & Land the Right Hand + Left Hook
Coach's take: Solid technical detail for close-range work.
2.7
Advanced
Boxing Strategy - Left Hooks to the Body
Coach's take: Excellent strategy on actually landing the body hook live.
2.7
Beginner
Boxing Combo: Lead Hook Trick to Land More Punches!
Coach's take: One good cue, well explained, but pretty thin overall - not a full hook breakdown.
2.6
Intermediate
How to Throw Double / Triple HOOKS in Boxing
Coach's take: Correct but generic cueing, not much depth.
2.6
Intermediate
Left Hook technique to PREVENT injuries #boxing #mma #boxingtechnique
Coach's take: Good, concise correction - just wish it went longer.
2.6
Advanced
RIGHT KNEE COLLAPSE During Left Hook - boxing punch technique
Coach's take: Good advanced nuance, more for experienced fighters.
2.6
Intermediate
How To Set Up the Hook To The Body | Really Manipulating the Other Fighter
Coach's take: Sharp setups, but the southpaw-orthodox part is confusing and there is store plugging.
2.6
Intermediate
Left hook to the body. How to throw a punch #boxingtraining
Coach's take: Useful body-hook variation, but a bit surface-level on the mechanics.
2.5
Advanced
The WRONG Way to Throw the “Check Hook”
Coach's take: Good on the check hook footwork and how not to get countered.
2.5
Advanced
Roy Jones Jr. MULTIPLE Lead Hook Explained
Coach's take: Credible names on the palm-down vs thumbs-up debate; intro-heavy though.
2.5
Intermediate
Feint Left Hook to The Body Trick
Coach's take: Credible coach, clear demos and a real teaching progression — good stuff.
2.5
Intermediate
How to Throw the Jab Hook Punch Combo
Coach's take: Explains the why, not just the how - solid teaching with a real beginner fix.
2.4
Advanced
4 Ways to Counter the Check Hook
Coach's take: Detailed, well-reasoned tactical breakdown - strong coaching for its actual topic.
2.3
Intermediate
Boxing Drills with Partner - Parrying the Jab & Weaving the Hook
Coach's take: Detailed, patient partner-drill coaching.
2.3
Beginner
How to land the hook to the body from an Olympic medallist
Coach's take: Right idea - drill it solo - but light on actual technique.
2.3
Advanced
Sneaky Boxing Trick: Drop Step + Switch To Smoke The Lead Hook (Same-Stance Mastery)
Coach's take: Clever trick, but you need real boxing background to use it.
2.0
Beginner
Teaching the Hook & Uppercut to Beginners: "Bicep on Forearm"
Coach's take: One good cue, otherwise a bit thin and chatty.
2.0
Intermediate
How to Throw DOUBLE LEFTS and DOUBLE RIGHT - punch combinations
Coach's take: Practical hook tips you can use.
2.0
Advanced
Left Hook ALL Ranges
Coach's take: Too short and name-drop-heavy to actually teach the mechanics.
1.9
Advanced
Gazelle Punch vs Leaping Hooks - punch technique
Coach's take: Interesting variant but the explanation is too disorganized to actually learn from.
1.8
Intermediate
Trick Punch Combo (Fast 1-2, Big Left Hook)
Coach's take: Good tactical combo, light on mechanics.
1.6
Advanced
Southpaw vs Orthodox! When your opponent counters your jab with a lead hook, do this! #boxing #howto
Coach's take: Sharp tactical detail, but only useful once you already have the hook.
1.5
Intermediate
Defend Left Hooks to Body (when you throw right hands)
Coach's take: Clear, specific tactical advice from a credible coach.
1.5
Intermediate
Partner Drills! Defending and Countering The Jab, Right Hand And The Hook! #boxing #howto #defense
Coach's take: Decent counters, tough to follow on audio.
1.3
Advanced
Southpaw vs Orthodox! Pin The High Guard To Stop The Hook While Pivoting To Avoid The Right Hand!
Coach's take: Good idea, too thin to train off.
1.3