Right handed southpaws.

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  1. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    Is luis ortiz a converted southpaw?
     
  2. Betyabeatyaup

    Betyabeatyaup Active Member Full Member

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    No he’s left handed
     
  3. Betyabeatyaup

    Betyabeatyaup Active Member Full Member

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    Your punching power doesn’t come from the coordination of your fingers, and it’s not hard to become more powerful with your non-dominant side. Usyk is left handed. Lomachenko doesn’t have power? He’s been fighting top level comp since the get go and stopping opponents. His punching power is severely underrated if anything. Guys like Crawford and Ennis show that it’s easy enough to get power in both hands. If Wilder fought in the opposite stance he might have been more powerful, because he would be better at actually setting up shots. In other sports you have LeBron (left handed and shoots with his right) and Nadal (right handed and hits with his left), so you can even develop more fine motor skills as well. Being able to fight in both stances is almost necessary these days, it’s an old school thing for beginner boxers that your words apply to.
     
  4. Betyabeatyaup

    Betyabeatyaup Active Member Full Member

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    Gary Russell Jr. and Michael Moorer are two more notable right handed southpaws with power.
     
  5. StussyBrownnn

    StussyBrownnn Member Full Member

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    wilder doesnt box.
     
  6. StussyBrownnn

    StussyBrownnn Member Full Member

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    I agree for now. The main reason i chose to start southpaw was cuz of the work the lead hand will and should be doing. Most of the boxers im trying to emulate controlled everything from distance to levels through their lead hand (and footwork like ward). And its been helping me progress through my first few rounds of sparring. my lead hand has opened up some clean straight lefts, albeit with not a lot of power yet. I also still struggle to throw hooks from my left hand with regularity as well, but if i follow your premise itll straighten out down the road with better mechanics.
     
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  7. From.Russia

    From.Russia Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I heard from some trainer on BDA podcast that its pretty common in the Philippines.
     
  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Yes I`ve read that was the reason his right hook was so explosive at 175.
     
  9. serioussam

    serioussam Active Member Full Member

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    My fav southpaws:
    Usyk
    Loma
    Jalolov
    Kossobutskiy
    Richard Torrez
    Kunkabayev
    Ramirez
     
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  10. CleneloAnavarez

    CleneloAnavarez Well-Known Member Full Member

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    True.

    All orthodox fighters are taught how to throw powerful hooks with their left hands which are meant to be "weak". No reason why a boxer cannot be taught how to use the same hand to throw other punches.