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Begin hook by turning slightly on the ball of lead foot, rotate lead hip, rotate lead shoulder, and then the fire the punch.  The hook terminates as the fist reaches the vertical centerline of you body. At this point, the fist is pulled back to the guard position. If you allow the punch to travel past the centerline, you expose yourself to counterattack. Power comes from rotation of the body not from the arm. To rotate the body, the lead foot twists inward on the ball of the foot as if you were crushing out a cigarette on the floor.

Setup for a hook by using a jab or cross. Since the hook has shorter range than the jab, you must close the range for the hook. Shorter fighters, such as Mike Tyson or Roy Jones, have a low center of mass use powerful hooks when in close.  Taller fighters, such as Mohamed Ali and Joe Lewis, use the hook when the opponent move in close. Defense for the Hook

Tuck chin into shoulder and touch hand to ear to block hook on that side. If you block by putting your arm out, a powerful punch may cause your blocking arm to hit you. The safest defense is evasion. Keep hands up, bend the knees, roll your body under the hook, and come up fighting.

Double Hook Punch

Two hook punches delivered simultaneously, usually to the ears or lower ribs.

Shovel Hook

The shovel hook is a combination of a hook and an uppercut. It is usually delivered to the body but may also be delivered to the chin by coming up under the opponent's guard. The strike is delivered close to the body with the elbow close to your side, with palm side of your fist upward as in a upset punch.

Overhand Hook

Come from a slightly vertical or overhead position. The fist comes down on top of the opponent and the body sways slightly downward as well.

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