which fighters were equally as good at fighting southpaw as they were orthodox

Marvin Hagler, Greg Page, and Livingstone Bramble.

 

Lee Q. Murray. He was dangerous that way.

 

Tyrone "Butterfly" Crawley was brilliant at this. He'd unload a head bobbing left jab, then jolt with a right jab as he switched. Fun to watch. This was a guy who really understood how to trade punches on his own terms.

 

I agree with the Rodolfo Martinez shout. Most guys just aren't convincing to me when they do this, but Martinez not only looked comfortable either way, he was very effective either way. Watch the Zarate fight. It's either the third of fourth round, he's getting worked over pretty solidly by a Zarate who's starting to come on strong. So he decides to switch it to southpaw, and within a few seconds he smashes a left square into Zarate's face staggering him across the ring. Good stuff.

 

No one mentioned Herol Graham?

 

He was 99% Southpaw, other than maybe some inside stuff and outside slop that saw him end up orthodox for a bit.

 

Erik Morales

 

I am always intimidated to post in threads that were created long before i even knew what ESB was.

 

Your just a newb m8 - i was lurking on esb YEARS before you joined!! :tong

 

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what do you think about Gsora being banned by teh BBBC m8?? :think

Del Boy says he going to MGM Grand for his next fight - should he fight a current American like "Mighty Mike" Mitchell, "Taco-Tits" Arreola Or "Wet Toilet Paper" Wilder??

OR should Gsora call Hall of Famer "Tinkerbell" Tyson out of retirement for a new "Real Muthaphukkin' G" title?? :hey :hey

ATG press conference rants AND brawls rolled into one!! :admin

Plus they could BOTH get DQ'd for biting each others ears off!! :rofl



Foreman Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook!:rasta

 

Naz

 

Benitez was noted for doing this during his career, but judicious enough in his use of the southpaw stance that he's rarely remembered for this today.

Another was LaMotta, who successfully switched to it at the very end of Murphy II, and landed four critical left crosses during that action. We normally think of nimble footed stylists in connection with switch hitting, but Jake could be extremely effective just stepping forward with his right foot at close quarters, being a converted southpaw. (There's also footage of him doing this momentarily as a Diamond Belt amateur. He must have done this fairly occasionally as a professional, but we simply don't have the film documenting the true frequency of this tactic from him, so the closing round action from Murphy II is especially valuable evidence.)

 

Joan Guzman
Miguel Cotto has switched effectively on a couple of occasions, most notably against Quintana.