Against a Southpaw

USMCGixxer6 · 07-09-2007, 12:30 AM

if you are an orthodox fighter, you're supposed to circle to your left or am I wrong here?

There are no southpaws at my gym and im just getting damn confused when thinking about it.

Thanks

Rad · 07-09-2007, 12:34 AM

I'm a newb but I'm "pretty sure" you circle to your left. Since they are fighting southpaw there right hand should be leading making there left hand there power hand. So if you move to the left, you are effectively moving away from there power.

USMCGixxer6 · 07-09-2007, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rad

I'm a newb but I'm "pretty sure" you circle to your left. Since they are fighting southpaw there right hand should be leading making there left hand there power hand. So if you move to the left, you are effectively moving away from there power.

thats what im thinking and thats what ive been seeing most pro guys do against southpaws, im just having trouble picturing it in my mind, lol

Slicknick56 · 07-09-2007, 01:26 AM

yea, you should be circling to your left. i love sparring south paws, to me they are easy to figure out. but you circle your left and make that right hand of urs effective.

younghypnotiq · 07-09-2007, 01:28 AM

i love southpaws because i have so much power in my right Cross

fernando4cv3 · 07-09-2007, 01:49 AM

yea you should be keeping your lead foot outside theirs to stay out of their left's range. i like fighting southpaws myself. its like an etra challenge but i always figure them out and never have problems with southpaws

Thriller · 07-09-2007, 04:14 AM

keep your front foot to the left of theirs, use your straight right as a jab

chinachin_76 · 07-09-2007, 05:08 AM

Definately circle to the left. Your right's are very important against southpaws ..... make the most of it.

achillesthegreat · 07-09-2007, 07:33 AM

Different for each fighter. Depends who you are fighting. Doesn't matter if they are southpaw or not. Each person needs a specific approach.

Vantage_West · 07-09-2007, 12:18 PM

ok i dont know what it is but im a southpaw and i have no problem withthe right hand. if you have a good duard and a good jab it's easy.

why do poeple think lefties are a sucker for the right hand... it takes afar lot longer to reach the target it's easy to slip and throw the right hook
southpaw: \
orthy: /
now in a orthodox-orthodox fight / / both men are equal in distance the left hand is closest.
now in a orthodox-southpaw situation \ / the right hand is further away meaning more room to lunge foreward with a cross. also meanig more time to react as the right comes.

besides the left cross from a southy has the same advantages and disadvantages as the orthy.

07-09-2007, 12:30 AM	#1
USMCGixxer6 Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 182 vCash: 1000	Against a Southpaw if you are an orthodox fighter, you're supposed to circle to your left or am I wrong here? There are no southpaws at my gym and im just getting damn confused when thinking about it. Thanks
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07-09-2007, 12:34 AM	#2
Rad newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 vCash: 1000	Re: Against a Southpaw I'm a newb but I'm "pretty sure" you circle to your left. Since they are fighting southpaw there right hand should be leading making there left hand there power hand. So if you move to the left, you are effectively moving away from there power.
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07-09-2007, 01:26 AM	#4
Slicknick56 Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,376 vCash: 1000	Re: Against a Southpaw yea, you should be circling to your left. i love sparring south paws, to me they are easy to figure out. but you circle your left and make that right hand of urs effective.
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07-09-2007, 01:28 AM	#5
younghypnotiq Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 10,986 vCash: 1000	Re: Against a Southpaw i love southpaws because i have so much power in my right Cross
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07-09-2007, 01:49 AM	#6
fernando4cv3 Journeyman Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 96 vCash: 1000	Re: Against a Southpaw yea you should be keeping your lead foot outside theirs to stay out of their left's range. i like fighting southpaws myself. its like an etra challenge but i always figure them out and never have problems with southpaws
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07-09-2007, 04:14 AM	#7
Thriller Journeyman Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 82 vCash: 1000	Re: Against a Southpaw keep your front foot to the left of theirs, use your straight right as a jab
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07-09-2007, 05:08 AM	#8
chinachin_76 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,867 vCash: 1000	Re: Against a Southpaw Definately circle to the left. Your right's are very important against southpaws ..... make the most of it.
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07-09-2007, 07:33 AM	#9
achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE East Side VIP Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,193 vCash: 1000	Re: Against a Southpaw Different for each fighter. Depends who you are fighting. Doesn't matter if they are southpaw or not. Each person needs a specific approach.
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07-09-2007, 12:18 PM	#10
Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー East Side VIP Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 黒人文化の恋人のサンプリ Posts: 18,788 vCash: 1500	Re: Against a Southpaw ok i dont know what it is but im a southpaw and i have no problem withthe right hand. if you have a good duard and a good jab it's easy. why do poeple think lefties are a sucker for the right hand... it takes afar lot longer to reach the target it's easy to slip and throw the right hook southpaw: \ orthy: / now in a orthodox-orthodox fight / / both men are equal in distance the left hand is closest. now in a orthodox-southpaw situation \ / the right hand is further away meaning more room to lunge foreward with a cross. also meanig more time to react as the right comes. besides the left cross from a southy has the same advantages and disadvantages as the orthy.
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