Alright people iv only had a handful of fights never fought a southpaw and not really sparred any my weight until tonight and I struggled. Got caught with his backhand several times and I'm normally quite hard to hit so iv been told, he had a low lead hand so I thought I would catch him much easier but I could barely land my jab on him I kept hitting his shoulder. Only time I had succes is when I got him against the ropes and let my shots go but even then I struggled to hit him clean on the head it was mainly body shots. Any give any tips? Back in with him on Friday. He's had 9 fights iv had 4 so he is more experienced but not by alot, I should be doing better.
a good southpaw will win the jabbing war. you need to use the right hand more, dont load up on it just touch him with it to set stuff up
Circle to your left and and use your right hand more often followed by a left hook. When you get inside left uppercut right straight. When he comes with the jab you come in with your right or come over the top with your left hook and right hand. Smart agression and pressure will usually **** them up, if you let him be the sniper youre in trouble. A good lefty is very tricky to deal with. Any way this is how i fight them. Hope this helps.
Yeah I only had succes when I put pressure on him I'm a tall rangy type I like to press the action but from distance but I work off my jab but this guy was jabbing my head off lol then he was landing his back hand Thanks for the advice everyone I'm looking forward to getting back in Friday
The thing is you cant win the jabbing game against a good southpaw unless he is a complete novice. He has been fighting righties his whole life so its normal to him.Just be careful that you dont load up on your right hand and dont throw single shots. As well try t slip his left hand and clock him with your right.:good
I'm quite comfortable switching to southpaw myself do you think this is a good way to go against a leftie? I throw quite a good jab from the southpaw position but I was not sure weather to try it on this guy or not. I was circling to my left last night with this guy it helped me avoid the backhands but he threw a good hook with his right hand which tagged my a few times. Like I said earlier there's not a big difference between us in Experiance or skill wise but this guy was hitting me like he was a pro lol
Well if this is your first encounter with a southpaw you will get even more tagged if you switch stances imho.Well ofc he is going to tag you, he is used to fight that way.
Try watching some Hopkins vids against southpaws. Another technique that I find quite helpful is setting up the right with a left hook. I throw the left hook first then when he blocks it, I quickly throw the right. Works most of the time.
Draw him into leading- use your height advantage, feint him, step back a half step. Counter his left hand with your; by that I mean as he throws his, you throw yours, punch with him. Your left hand is closer to him than his is to you.
Thanks for the info people my second spar with this guy was completely different. I'm a 6 2 73/74kg fighter so naturally I'm use to fighting people shorter than me and using my jab. I realised against a tricky southpaw I had to change it up. I went for him straight away got up close worked his body as much as poss kept moving away from his left and threw more right hands than jabs. Every time he tried getting any space away from me I jumped on him again jabbed my way in and let rip. my trainers have always said I need to work the Inside more even thou I'm tall at the weight they said i throw good shots up close but iv never really had the confidence to do it. Iv had 4 fights won my first two easily as they were shorter guys than me and kept them at range but my last two they were both similar height to me and I could not quite outjab them and it threw me off completely. This experience with this southpaw has give me confidence to fight out of my comfort zone, can't wait for next season. Thanks to everyone who posted
I find it is A LOT easier to fight a southpaw then box them. That being said, I personally love jabbing over a southpaws jab. A lot of my sparring partners have been lefties so I've gotten used to doing the jab war with them.
