The first southpaw champions: Heavyweight: Michael Moorer Cruiserweight: Marvin Camel Light heavyweight: George Nichols Super Middleweight: Graciano Roccigiani Middleweight: Al McCoy Jr. Middleweight: Maurice Hope Welterweight: Young Corbett III Jr. Welterweight: Sandro Lopopolo Lightweight: Juan Zurita Jr. Lightweight: Flash Elorde Featherweight: Freddie Miller Jr. Featherweight: Sergio Palma Bantamweight: Jimmy Carruthers Jr. Bantamweight: Jiro Watanabe Flyweight: Hiroyuki Eibihara Jr. Flyweight: Yoko Gushiken Strawweight: Ratanapol Sowvoraphin Not a great list of champions from top to bottom, but it's a unique one. These days Southpaws are more common. Modern great southpaws include Clazaghe, P. Whitaker, W. Wright, Hagler, and Pacquaio. In my opinion a southpaw with good defensive skills can take away the jab and hook of an orthodox fighter who's not familiar with them.
Don't be silly. They're mindless creatures, virtually inanimate objects. Southpaws can't talk ...any more than can, say, chinchillas.
its dawned on me that carutthers wasnt just first southpaw at his weight (as is pointed out)...also the only one, far as i know, to win a world title fight barefoot in the modern era.
