We saw that in the Joshua vs Usyk fight again. A southpaw boxer-puncher is just a bad news for his opponent. I think it is hardest style to defeat. Thoughts?
I'd probably rephrase it as follows "At the elite level, a southpaw boxer-puncher is the hardest to prepare for" Orthodox fighters simply fight more orthodox fighters and are usually less comfortable with southpaws - and it's harder to get good sparring to emulate the opponent given the pool available; at heavyweight for example even finding any solid southpaw to spar with that is fit to lace Usyks boots is gonna be a tall order.
no the reason why those tall guys have such hard time against SP is cause the absolut foundation of their fighting style, a stiff straight jab, doesnt work anymore. They are equally confused when they are fighting someone taller then themself.
No I think a southpaw pure boxer who can hold a shot. Michael Nunn with James Toney’s chin would be unbeatable.
Southpaw pure boxer got mauled by ginger orthodox boxer-puncher recently. Boxer-punchers generally beat out-boxers. 1-Southpaw boxer-puncher 2-Orthodox boxer-puncher 3-Southpaw swarmer Southpaw out-boxer isn't in my difficulty list.
Go to body often with the straight right or the right uppercut, don't expect to land your jab and rather just use it to setup shots and use your left hook to cut off the said Southpaw's path on his right and have some patience , Voila Southpaw soup is ready. Using the lead right and mixing up on the inside helps too.
Overall: probably. A southpaw is uncomfortable for most fighters as they're less common and people aren't usually trained or drilled as often along their careers to deal with the stance. Some fighters have next to no experience with them and a single training camp isn't always going to help that. In theory a switcher could be more of an issue, but a truly ambidextrous boxer is a unicorn: realistically they're going to have weaknesses as a result. A boxer-puncher already describes a well-rounded boxer which means more versatility and fewer weaknesses. If you can outbox someone and outpunch someone what can't you do? So a southpaw boxer-puncher would probably have at least one advantage in every fight and no inherent weaknesses. That said, an out-boxer can also be a boxer-puncher. I mean, Usyk was an out-boxer at Cruiserweight for the most part, he wasn't known as a puncher. A swarmer is generally a more limited style.
