Jabbing against southpaws

My trainer told me that making the jab hit against the southpaw is very hard. However he told me to use the jab as a way of setting up the right rather than making it land. Worked for me a couple of times during sparring.

 

Too bad the judges weren't watching the southpaw! Julio Caesar Chavez was obviously over matched against Pernell Whitaker. It was amazing how easily Whitaker hit him. This is a great example of how a good boxer like Whitaker can read an opponent and figure out what he is going to do before he does it.

 

Yeah, Pea definitely had a good mind in the ring..


Most of his fights are a good example of jabbing with a southpaw too, haha.

 

..I got a career set..

 

I tend not to jab much against southpaws. Too difficult to get past the right hand and more often than not they'll just jab over the top of you. If you don't get tight enough with your shoulder after throwing the jab your going to get caught with a right hook occassionally aswell.

My key to beating a southpaw has always been the right hand, so I tend to adapt my style and try and pressure the guy, keeping up my head movement and making sure I'm moving around and not coming in a straight line and then try and throw some lead rights and work the body.

As McGrain said earlier on, jabbing stiff to the body is a good idea. Gives you more of a target to hit when you throw it to the inside and it can open a guy up top. If I jab to the body and intend to follow up, I usually keep on my toes so I can quickly step back and then shuffle left and through the left hook.

 

Mainly crosstraining, but the plan is to compete again as well when I have the time.

 

Put your left foot inside his right foot. You are in a nice line to jab then. Beware of the hook over the jab.

Put your left foot outside his right foot. You are slightly off track to fire but you can touch him to line him up for a heavy right hand.

Southpaws are beaten with footwork. Extra distance is created between you and your opponent cos of your stance. The way to get around this is by putting yourself in position. You put your self in position with FOOTWORK.

 

Damn, you must have been doin a few things right, haha.

 

i was sparring a southpaw the other day and it was harder than i remembered

to counter his jab i parryed with my left and landed my right cross all night long