would the great left handers of boxing be as good if they were right handed.

Calzaghe proably would have gotten KTFO if he was right handed.

Just about every weak jawed southpaw would have been better if he had been right-handed (but we never hear about them bc they get KTFO first time they face someone who can trow a straight right counter)

 

Some would be better right handed and some would be worse. You gotta dissect each fighters style and attributes to figure it out.

 

Juan Manuel Lopez, I think that if he was right handed he'd still have power but being a southpaw makes him a lot more difficult.

 

He is a righty who fights southpaw, which is why he is extra awkward and his power hand is his right and signature punch being the right hook up or down stairs.

 

Winky is a natural right-hander but i doubt he'd be half as good if he fought as a righty. His right jab is so strong and his straight left is mediocre at best, he would have a horrible jab and left hook as a righty, IMO and hes my favorite fighter.

 

CalOttke isn't great except for his glossy record

 

Manny Pacquiao would have a very hard time reaching the pinnacle of this sport without the cross that he built his early fame on. JMM would have beat his ass red and raw, 12 rounds to nothing, in their first contest if Pacquiao was not a damn good southpaw.

 

Right. Manny's most lethal weapon is that southpaw left cross, a punch that is much easier for him to land because of the southpaw angle. Pacquiao without a straight left would be a very inneffective Pacquiao.

 

Thats a very interesting question. Unfortunately will we never know. But u make a good point.:good