The Secret Weapon: Why Southpaws Dominate in Boxing

In this breakdown, I delve into why Southpaws are so dominant in boxing. Including the basics, history, numbers, past and current fighters, as well as how to fight them.

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[BoxingLife]

This is a re-edit of the original video I had up before. It unfortunately got done for copyright recently. So had to re upload! Any likes are much appreciated 👍

[LeadLeftLeon]

Experience. Lefties are used to fighting righties. Trade off lefties tend to be less two handed. Southpaws are cross dependent. Open stances makes it harder to land the jab and hook

[LeadLeftLeon]

Overlooked southpaw Winky Wright. He had a simple style and wasn’t fancy. High guard and jab. Good guy to study for southpaws starting out

[conmichos]

Also Edwin Valero, a natural right hander turned showpaw, 27-0 all wins by KO cannot be overlooked, in my opinion.

[nike]

My coach has started to teach me southpaw after doing orthodox for 2 years, it feels so weird to begin with but Im starting to get the hang of it. Since Im left legged my left is still pretty powerful. Really opens up more opportunities when sparring people when you can switch stance, I usually start in southpaw now and establish my jab since its pretty hard with my dominant hand and I am good at keeping my lead foot on the outside, then I swap to orthodox and try to land that left hook to the liver, such an addictive feeling when you land it flush

[BlackBeltBoxing]

Do you think it’s a simple detail that as a southpaw the first thing you are told in the gym is get your foot on the outside of theirs. So everything a southpaw does is about positioning. Whereas as orthodox fighters sadly positioning is rarely discussed in the same way. It’s sadly more about grit and determination. Definitely not how I teach at my gym. Position and base is key for everyone

[darrencoulson]

great breakdown...i'm a right handed southpaw, also switch to find new options, been boxing for 40+ years...learn to do both, start with a ratio of 90:10 then drill til you can get to 60:40/50:50... keep up the good work 🙏

[LeadLeftLeon]

Bernard Hopkins was a master of open stance matches. He’d get in sneaky sniper rear hands on open stance opponents

[nbhetco]

mayweather fought 10 southpaws which is 20% of his fights and all came up short, should also be in there as an example how to beat southpaws. he has a great lead right and knows how to manage the positioning between them.

[LeadLeftLeon]

Sergio Martinez best started boxing late in life southpaw. So much raw talent he even got away with fighting with his hands down and had a pretty good lead hand for a southpaw too

[lolsnags]

im right handed but i find southpaw comfortable and is my natural stance

[stephendonnelly]

Thanks I’m trying both i feel more relaxed southpaw and usually adopt it when I spar but if the opponent southpaw is quicker I go back to orthodox 😂🤜🏻🥊

[slidecounter]

Some of the best Southpaw's ive seen is Pernell Whitaker, Marvin Hagler, Mark Johnson, Manny Pacquiao, Vasyl Lomachenko, Winky Wright, Ivan Calderon, Hector Camacho, Joe Calzaghe,

[Hunterrobinson-uf]

I’m glad I’m a southpaw boxer, while being left handed. Not that I’m saying orthodox fighters suck, absolutely not, they just don’t encounter a lot of southpaw fighters. I started orthodox and it didn’t go well, being gassed out and tired in a few minutes. Then, I went southpaw a few times and felt totally different. I felt more postured and had better control of my stance. And that’s how southpaw became my stance, and also how Manny Pacquiao got me into boxing. 🥊🙂

[yamazaki]

Watching Pirog again brings tear to my eye 👁️👁️👁️

[GambleRecords]

i am considering joining a boxing gym and i am left handed, i feel like it would be better to start with my right to train it first.

[Iamsandivo]

i thank god im a southpaw naturally 🙏🏾💯

[ronin]

I don't like when people say if you're right handed you can't be a natural southpaw, like your natural stance is southpaw. What are your thoughts on that?

[Simp_Zone]

This is a very well made video. I've also always been fascinated with the south paws. Apparently Jerry Cooney was a south paw by nature but his trainer made him be orthodox, so he had a naturally RIDICULOUSLY powerful left hook to the body. He also has freakish reach lol. Ferking George Foreman of all people, said he was the hardest hitter hed ever been in the ring with. Don't believe me? Look up george foreman on letterman. His face is swollen like hell.

[NK_Beugr]

More confusing and hard to deal with doesn’t necessarily mean better or more naturally gifted or skilled.