So how effective is switch hitting at the upper levels of the sport?

If your good at it it can open up oppertunities that your opponant was previously defending well and maybe even more when you switch back. Ofcourse if your not good at it it can be pointless.

 

its a gift and not every fighter can do it comfortable.
Donaire
Dirrell
Mosley .....stop doing it needs to do something.
Johnny Bumpbus ....he switch from time to time.
Mark too sharp Johnson
theres more but this what i know right now.

 

Looks great against limited fighter but you need allot of talent to dominate top level fighters with that style. Thats why Witter IMO was beaten by Alexander and Bradley. They were technically sound and very disciplined performances that just negated all of Witters awkwardness.

 

In the gym a lot of guys try it out thinking they're going to confuse you, but I've never really seen it pan out. If you have a working knowledge of how to fight both orthodox and southpaw fighters it's not a problem. It just comes natural to some people though.

 

It seems a bit like hard work and if you are known as a guy who does it a possible chance to be nailed.If you are going to dance for the duration of the fight go for it.It will most likely work at the lower levels but I think unless you are very good you would do it less and less as you moved through the ranks

 

I think it can be useful to switch to open up angles, i think witter lost to Alexander and Bradley because he hit his peak to late.

Tyson was an orthodox fighter but through many of his punches from southpaw stance like my personal fave the right body hook, right uppercut.

I think it seems like more work tan it needs to be but if you can do it seemlessly then gwarn wid ya bad self id say it can work at the top levels.

 

Depends on your natural gifts (speed, judgement) and your opponent's gifts or lack of gifts.

I am not sure how it feels in anyone else's mind so I am just speculating, but defense is NOT 100% transferable in stances. If you are at 100% orthodox you are at >100% southpaw and vice versa. It takes all a guy has to become solid in one stance. No way he is doubling up training time for both. If you fight a guy that has KO power in both hands? If the guy has a quality punch that is ENHANCED by the new stance? You can get sparked.

Donaire has enough skills and is in the right weight class where it isn't as much of an issue. You pull that ish above MW with the physics of moving that much fighter fluidly against a quality opponent? You going to get sparked! There is a reason why only lighter and SUPREMELY athletically gifted guys do it.

 

But it made Morales ****ing bad ass in the 12th round against Pac

 

I´ve always thought it would be good for me to do while fighting in a phone booth. My right hand is longer and that´s why i fight as a southpaw but when im really close i can quickly switch and throw my right. Never but it to practice...

 

- I think if you are naturally right handed, and you end up in a south-paw stance for some reason, your right hook becomes very powerful.

- A natural right-hander, in a south-paw stance, has a powerful and fast right hook.

 

Marvin hagler could do it well if i recall correctly

 

Pretty common, But NOone better than Marvin.

 

junior witter was a master at it earlier in his career.

 

Roy Jones used to do it to ammuse the crowd more then anything