ODLH as a southpaw

considering his right wasn't such a bad thing i've watched him light up several people right right hands
this could be an awesome thing

 

I don't believe I've ever seen Oscar turn southpaw, even for a second. I sure could've missed it, still, I'm pretty sure it wasn't a common practice for him.

I know, as a southpaw myself, I'm severely handicapped fighting orthodox. I no longer have my right jab, which of course stymies the hell out of most folks right off the bat! Plus I no longer have my right hook to sneak in when it's least expected. And without that big straight left, well.......

It is nice to have that powerful left jab and hook when a lefty's fighting orthodox, but the right is usually awkward at best. Just my $.02.

 

It would have made him a greater boxer. Oscar was tall for many of the weight classes he competed in and preferred to fight outside. A tall southpaw is a ***** for most people to deal with, and outside is the optimal range for southpaws.

He clearly wasn't lacking in the left hand and still would have had a great one as a southpaw. A southpaw's main weapon is the left hand. The key difference is how much better his weaker hand, the right, would have been. Converts compromise themselves since their weak hands are in the rear, and it now have to travel a greater distance. He would have been smoother with his stronger left foot in the back.

I haven't seen many elite Mexican southpaws. Contrast it with the Cubans who embrace southpaws.

 

Vicente Saldivar is the GOAT in this category.

 

I've seen DLH turn southpaw multiple times. I'm not sure how much better he would have been; it's more about comfort, and I don't know if he was necessarily forced to fight orthodox. He certainly didn't seem to have any problems with his movement and coordination, and when his right hand developed in his prime, he was complete as an orthodox fighter with the bonus of a monster lead.

 

de la hoya actually had great success when he turned southpaw against whitaker

 

He basically had no choice but to fight southpaw. One of his trainers as a child didn't know how to train lefties.

 

You mean orthodox? That's interesting. I wonder if he had issues, but then again, tapes early on show he was an absolute beast.

 

Exactly, stylistically a whole 'nother personality in the ring. Couldn't begin to imagine.

 

Victor Ortrees is right handed.

 

Good thread. I wondered the same thing a while back. I think he would be more dangerous.

 

No, I'm a southpaw, as far as throwing baseballs, batting baseball, boxing, etc. However, I write with my right hand, I'm not much good with precise stuff with my left. I know, I'm a strange duck. But I can bang with my left! Or at least I could at one time, I'm 50 years old now. (leans on walker, puts in teeth)