Leading with the Cross

If you watch the famous Muhammad Ali/George Foreman bout, you will notice that Ali threw Foreman completely off his game by leading with a cross as opposed to leading with a jab. This completely threw Foreman off his game because he was clearly expecting the jab. From this, a number of propponents of leading with a cross have emerged, but this may not necessarily be the wisest of moves. Here are a few reasons why leading with a cross is not the most advisable options to undertake:

1.) The cross covers less distance than the jab.
2.) Th cross requirs too much commitment than th jab and requires a lot of form restructuring after being launched.
3.) You can't throw a cross effectively while moving to the degree the jab can.

And so on....

Yes, there are instances where leading with a cross can be valuable, but it would probably be best to stick with the jab as the lead punch most of the time.