why dont certain boxing stances have more names?

marco, switch up the title to guards, you could salvage the thread:thumbsup

 

I think people often misconstrue stance and guard.

There are only really two stances, orthodox and southpaw.

There are a few guard styles, with many slight variations on each one. 'Peek-a-boo' (your average gloves in front of face), cross-armed & the philly shell (which is actually just a variation of the cross-armed guard that has been developed into a more fluent style).

Good boxers tend to master one style.

Great boxers can move between in an instant.

 

the "double-guard" , perfected by joseph agbeko:hey