Albania:Direkt Serbia: Задњи директ (двојка) Romania: Directă (braţ spate) Japan: Gyaku zuki China: 後手直拳 Russia：Кросс Thailand: Mat Trong Kwa (หมัด ตรง ขวา) Burma: Pyon Latt-di Poland: Prosty Ukraine: Крос In boxing, a straight or cross (also commonly called a rear hand punch)[1] are punches usually thrown with the dominant hand and are power punches like the uppercut and hook.

The Straight/Cross remains one of the most common methods of knockout across combat sports including boxing, kickboxing, and MMA.

From the guard position, the rear hand is thrown from the chin, travelling towards the target in a straight line.

For cover, the lead hand can be retracted and tucked against the face to protect the inside of the chin.

A variation of this is a corkscrew punch where it travels in same angle as hook but keep arm fully extended and flick your wrist to first 2 knuckles.