Short body crosses are used in a short range. They are very impactful and can be done together with moving bodyweight on the right or left leg. Short body crosses are done with the elbow drawn down and the fist pointing thumb up.
Defense against straight punches.
All known defense techniques in boxing are divided on 3 groups:
Hand defense
Footwork defense
Body move defense
The main purpose of the defense is to stop opponent from punching through:
Blocking the blow
Moving the opponent’s fist away from the target