Why do most fighters have their power hand to the back?

no

 

Okay.

 

I never really understood this. The key punch is the jab, you should IMO throw it with your better hand.

 

so you'd rather throw a straight left with your weaker hand?

 

I'd rather control a fight just using a stiff hard jab than anything else, establish the distance and pace of the fight with a rapid stream of stinging jabs.

 

I read about this theory in a No Holds Barred fighting book. The idea being your strong hand should lead and you will get extra power in your weak hand if it is held to the back because you get more weight behind it("why put all your eggs in one basket"). In my experience, most boxing trainers will tell you that the power hand goes to the back. However, i fought orthodox (i'm right handed) for most of my am boxing career and did well, but i tried one fight, my last fight actually, southpaw and i noticed my jab was killer but my defense went to ****. I lost that fight.

 

whatever works for u i guess. i feel pretty comfortable as a right handed southpaw when im fighting too. but im no boxer

 

Could you see Corrie Sanders jabbing his way in with his left, or using his most powerful hand to turn out your lights? Could you have seen Tyson being as effective if he turned southpaw? Nah, sorry.

 

De la hoya, Hagler and Moorer all fought wrong handed...they weren't exactly flops...

 

What if your jab was not your primary weapon?

 

Also worth noting that Tyson apparently fought as a southpaw as an amateur

 

I'm ambidexrious but I do kick left footed.