Jabbing against southpaws

Well, **** you then!

I always like doing the right hook->left cross combo against orthodox fighters, so you can just switch that tip around I guess. Now that I'm a heavyweight and go up against fighters a head taller than me, everything is a ***** though.
Everything except from the body is "unhittable" right of the bat.
I've never, ever had any noteworthy success jabbing as a southpaw against an orthodox fighter though, just so that's said.

 

well theres a few things that works. the first and most obvious would be jab until he gets comfortable cuffing it with his right hand and then fire a feint and then a fast stiff jab while hes cuffing your feint. he'll only fall for that maybe 2 or 3 times tho. another one that works is using your footwork: when your on the offensive step in between his feet so that your left is in between his feet. this makes a hole for a jab or a straight right. don't stay here too long tho as it leaves you open for his left hand. and finally the one i usually use that works every time is: bend at the waist slightly to fire in between his gloves and when he adjusts then stand straighter and fire a jab as you would against someone in a traditional stance. mix up the bending and standing straight and you should be able to land a jab anytime you want. it's kind of hard to explain through words but for an excellent example watch pernell whitakers jab against orthodox fighters. he bent at the waist and made holes which is the number one reason IMO why his jab worked so effectively.

 

just read some of the other posts in this thread and just wanted to add: you said he blocks a lot like winky which im going to assume means he does a lot more blocking then moving his head. I spar a southpaw who is similar to this and I've found the bending at the waist to find openings works especially well to set up a straight right or a left hook or anything else for that matter. and when i say bend at the waist i dont mean bend down to throw a jab to the body i mean bend slightly so that your left fits nicely through his gloves, it works wonders and im not sure why this isnt a known universal rule against southpaws. make sure you keep your right high when you do this or he'll catch you with a left which can be quite nasty if you bend right into it.

 

eh not the up-jab. i always thought the up jab was the one thrown from the hip or a bit higher, kinda like a larry holmes jab. is that what you mean? i meant bend your back so that your left fits through his gloves. more like a whitaker then a mayweather or holmes jab. its really hard to explain without showing it but from experience it works very well.

 

Try punching from pivoting to the right. Let him come onto you, or alternatively, come into him with head movement, then when he throws a straight punch, pivot to the right, away from his left. There are many options there: straight right to the had, left hook to the plexus, or even come up with an uppercut through his guard. If you catch him, continue pressing it, but pivot around his body, quickly left, and then back to right again to keep him guessing. This has some good openings for body punches.

 

You're now a heavyweight? are you actually still competing at that weight, or just crosstraining for football?

 

Foot work is important. I always try to touch my lead foot with his, helps me find my range, also like you pointed out the right hand is key, I keep my lead foot on the outside of his, my right hand finds home this way.

Once you land the right with success, it opens up your game, he'll be expecting it, and then you can act like your throwing another one but full force it to the body.

If I have trouble landing the right, another thing I do is something I have seen Mayweather does.. I crouch, hard jab to the body, move, and reset. Crouch, jab hard jab to the body, move, reset. Crouch... and feint the job to the body, his hands should drop a bit.. throw that right with mean intentions upstairs from that crouch and a double hook downstairs then up.

From that point on things can open up, when you crouch he won't know if your gonna jab or lead right.

 

Even as a southpaw..the jab is still prolly one of my best weapons, even if I cant land it, I still feint with it and throw it out to set every thing else up.. But if it isnt landing at first, going to the body than double up to the head, also use it as a counter often, or to "beat" them to the punch.(parrying just slighltly and almost sliding it over theres works as well)

I feel its still important to get a rhythm and set up your other shots.. Doubles and triples, or a feint than a real one work for me pretty often.

...Not trying to sound like an ass but Im kinda fast so I think that helps..(one of the first couple times I sparred at the last gym I was at the main thing people commented on was how I was faster than the guy that was 10 lbs lighter than me)

In short, feint with it, go to the body, double it, triple it, and LATERAL MOVEMENT.

 

Me? No, I personally prefer fighting them though. My first sparring partner was southpaw so I guess I've gotten comfortable fighting them.