ODLH as a southpaw

It would of been interesting to see, I agree that it would of made him a different fighter though. If he fought the exact same competition they would of had to make different gameplans for him... Greater or not I don't know but either way as an orthodox he is a legend.

On a side note, I wonder why some fighters seem to convert completely, if they could learn to switch-hit early on then that would provide even more of a problem for the opponent providing they dont end up confusing themselves! haha

 

I personally think most southpaws would kick some booty if they'd just embrace their natural stance, and fight like a right-handed fighter, only reversed.
Jab, jab, jab, jab, jab (of course that would help anybody IMHO, which brings up another topic, where's everybody's jab? atsch), set up that big left, sneak in those right hooks when they're least expected, circle opposite the dominant hand of your opponent.

It seems so easy when I'm watching, but so difficult for guys to do in practice! :-(

 

Yeah it worked for Hagler a lot of the time but sometimes he would switch for no apparent reason and it failed so he switched back after losing a portion of the fight through stubborness maybe. Could be a great help but a hinderance also.

 

The problem is that high left hand of your opponent. Early on you get in the habit if using the jab more as a tool to control than to connect with it. So it doesn't need a lot of power. Hence double jab straight left. You double jab to widen the guard then throw the left right through.

 

I was a huge fan of Trinidad. I would've loved to have seen him fight as a southpaw, teach him to jab and fight just like a mirror image of a right-handed fighter. He could[ve been even more of a beast than he was, IMHO. :shock:

 

I agree!. For people to say they never seen it, they havent watched many of his fights below 147.