True true there too on all accounts hooks are good counter punches when thrown properly or when thrown in proper sequence in a combo.Say jab then hook or jab right then hook.Bareknuckle I still say its a bad lead punch if you're attacking unless you're super fast.
This goes out to goatnipples2002 and Bon. Remember guys that both straight punches and hooks are good for different situations. When you are farther away use your straight punches because of their distance. When you are closer or you are countering, a hook can be very jarring. Hooks are easy to see coming so you can often hit your oponent before he hits you. I find that straight punches are much easier to push aside and dodge. Neither of you are wrong and neither of you are right. A certain technique may be better than another in a certain situation. Put both your hooks and straight punches together.