southpaw vs orthodox

Discussion in 'Boxing Training' started by furor celtica, Jun 29, 2010.


  1. furor celtica

    furor celtica Creeping Death Full Member

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    i'm a southpaw and i've often heard that orthodoxes hate fighting us. i was wondering if someone could give me advice on how to exploit the weak points of orthodoxes when fighting southpaws and what tactics orthodoxes will use when fighting us.
     
  2. Big N Bad

    Big N Bad Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i usually paw my left hand or im jabbing with it, a southpaw could exploit that with his right hook. just dont let the othodox guy jab, keep him blocking busy with your own right hand hooks and jabs etc
     
  3. Daveo

    Daveo Member Full Member

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    keep your lead foot on the outside of his lead foot.


    and watch the straight right and uppercut southpaw always get caught by these.
     
  4. Windigo

    Windigo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never square up. As was said before keep your lead foot on the outside of his lead foot. If you are running out of ring get good at backing out of range then moving left. Pacquiao is very good at this.

    For punch selection develop your right. Jab is never going to be a great unless you are tall and long but the hook is deadly. If you are lucky enough to be tall and long watch Whitaker. Oh and throw the straight left down the pipe frequently and often.

    As for fighting a southpaw, same movement just opposite, pound the liver and throw the right.
     
  5. bobalachko

    bobalachko Active Member Full Member

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    Personally I always liked boxing southpaws there pudding for left hook to body and right to the head.

    But for the orthodox probably right hook to head and straight back hand to the body, then step back and back in with left/right to the head.
     
  6. Windigo

    Windigo Boxing Addict Full Member

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  7. bobalachko

    bobalachko Active Member Full Member

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    Thats why I like southpaws:yep:yep:yep