Best switch hitter boxers of all time?

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  1. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Duilio Loi, reknowned as a southpaw but from the footage available boxed only orthodox. Interesting case. Either way, the results can't be argued with. Beating a prime Carlos Ortiz in 2 out of 3 fights (and arguably the other as well) is as good as it gets in a series.
     
  2. Steo

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    Hagler
     
  3. Watson2005

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    The Prince Baby!

    If not, Ricky Hatton.
     
  4. JCP

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    cotto's good off the top of my head but not atg im sure..
    another honarable mention is alfredo el perrro angulo..
     
  5. AceNguyen

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    Andre Ward is the most natural switch hitter today. The way he steps into the southpaw stance after throwing a right hand...that is magic right there. Cotto usually switches up so that he can use his left as his power hand when pounding a guy on the ropes.
     
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    Good shout out...these fighters are ones I was thinking of.
     
  7. kgs83

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    Naz switched alot
     
  8. JustinD

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    Dirrell is also a pretty natural switch hitter.
     
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    toney's style of switchitting is seemless
     
  10. Billy"TheKid"

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    Thanks for the comments got a few different fighters to watch now, cheers people.
     
  11. Scottishbox10

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    Terrance Crawford
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  12. Saintpat

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    Omar Figueroa’s defense is lacking, but he switches and is a great attacker from either side, especially to the body.

    Hagler is the master. Could box or slug either way.
     
  13. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    switch hitting is to fight ambidextrous?

    The best ambidextrous fighter ever, imho, is marvin hagler.

    The best active ambidextrous fighter now, is crawford.... hands down! no doubt at all.
     
  14. Angler Andrew

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    What does the term mean,equal power in both arms or something else?
     
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    Wanna see him again after what he did to Guerrero that time,looks like a handful.