The prettiest punch by far in boxing is the left hook. It's precise, it's technically sound, and it's gorgeous. The left hook is the closest power punch to ...Theprettiestpunchbyfarinboxingisthelefthook.It’sprecise,it’stechnicallysound,andit’sgorgeous.Thelefthookistheclosestpowerpunchtoyouropponentifyouarerighthanded,andmostofusare.Butwhilethelefthookiscloserandeasiertoland,itisalsoadifficultpunchtothrowproperly.Conversely,righthandsareeasiertothrow,butmuchmoredifficulttolandbecauseweseeitcoming. Throwingarighthandora‘cross’iseasierforpeople,becausewhenit’sthrowntheweighttransfermovesforward,justlikeitdoeswithmostathleticendeavors.Swingingabatisatransferofweightforward,asisswingingagolfcluboratennisracquet.Inthrowingthelefthook,however,afighteractuallyshiftshisweightbacktotherearleg.Thisiswhythelefthookoftenfollowstherightcrossinboxing,becauseyourweightisalreadyslightlyforwardfromthrowingthecross.Withourweightinthatforwardposition,itissetuptoshiftrightback.  WhatIreallylikeaboutthelefthook,though,isit’sprecision.It’slikeafinelycraftedbladethatcutsinapenetratingwayonapieceofmeat.Awell-executedlefthookcomesinwithasharpandquicksnapataperfectangle.It’sverymuchunlikeitspartnerontheothersideofthebody,therighthook.Therighthookisreallyanoverhandrightandit’sjustsortofcrammedinanywayonecanlandit.Itcomesoverthetop,ordown,oreveninaSupermanstylemotion.It’ssloppy,andit’sdownanddirty.Wheretherighthookisdirty,thelefthookisclean.It’snowonderthatOscarDelLaHoya,consideredoneoftheprettiestboxers,lovedtothrowitsomuch.It’saprettypunchandwhatbetterboxertothrowitthantheGoldenBoy. Butalefthookisn’tjustpretty.It’salsothemostdevastatingpunchinboxing.Becauseofhowitconnectsperfectlywiththesideofthejaw,itseffectsaredownrightbrutal.Theresultingheadsnapfromconnectingwiththejawiswhatcausesaknockout,andthebiggerthefighter,themoreknockoutsthattendtooccur.Manyrenownedheavyweightsusedthelefthookwithparticularviciousness.Notably,JoeFrazierandMikeTysonhadnastylefthooks.Somelesser-knownheavyweightslikeDav