Slipping a jab for a southpaw

when i spar south paws (I'm orthodox) i don't even bother slipping there jab much, i paw it away with my left hand but i slip the south paws straight left and counter with right hand. it works perfect.

but i think your trainer is right, you can slip to the outside but i find it more effective slipping to the inside and throwing the straight right. Slipping to the outside you could easily be caught of balance. There is no right and wrong, try both and see what works better for you.

 

I think you're right mate. An orthodox fighter's best weapon against a southpaw is the straight right.

What you would want to try and do is slip the jab to the out side, drop your body and rip into the body with your left. All in one fluid motion.

Circle anti-clockwise away from your opponent's right hand and keep your left hand up, glued to your cheek.

You gotta listen to your trainer, but sometimes they are ****ing stubborn in their ways. Every fighter is unique, some trainers don't seem to understand this.

 

To slip outside your foot needs to be outside his which is the way it should be. If your lead foot is inside his he can land his right hand and you cant land your straight. Being outside of his means you can land your straight and slip outside and stay outside.

 

Mr VIP why do you continue to give advice? Second hand advice at that.

 

Slip to the left at your own peril southpaws...the vaunted 1-6-3 awaits:dead.

In all fairness, slipping to the left does put you in a better postion to counter but make sure to mix it up a bit or your fate is sealed...:scaredas:

 

Slip both ways dependant on your opponents skillset.

 

The safest thing to do would be slipping to the outside, but if you become predictable with it your opponent can use that to set you up for something painful.

 

personally I slip outside the jab with southpaws because you can counter their lead with your rear hand.. depending on your opponent's style slipping inside may or may not be an option.

If you both stand real side on slipping inside wont give you much to hit. If he stands a little more square on you might get a rear hand hook or uppercut off.

 

i agree with this, it all depends on footwork and positioning to what side you slip and what punch you can land

 

Brown Bomber and RDJ have it right. In terms of safety you should slip to the outside of the punch. However it depends on his skill set, mixing it up, where you want to hit him etc Thus you need to know how to slip both ways. If your foot is inside his then slipping to the outside will be hard. It depends on alot of variables.

 

slip the the side where you can best land punches

 

A southpaw slipping outside the jab would be moving onto a left hook. Couple that with a poorly held lead andwe've got problems.

 

Yep. Same goes the other way around, so you should anticipate the risk of it being thrown. Personally I often try to make a little step forward or to the outside at the same time of slipping, so you'd end up inside his left hook or smothering it.