Fighter Who Used Southpaw Stance Best

[Rusty Tromboni]

I love Pete and Manny. Pete is one of the absolute finest to ever lace them up. Waaaay underrecognized.


But if we're talking about Southpaws, it's Lomachenko. All day.


It's not even close.

[OctoberRed]

I love Pete and Manny. Pete is one of the absolute finest to ever lace them up. Waaaay underrecognized.


But if we're talking about Southpaws, it's Lomachenko. All day.


It's not even close.

Crawford at southpaw?

[QueensburyRules]

- -Bud a switch hitter like Mickey Mantle.

[Rusty Tromboni]

Crawford at southpaw?

As in how does the fight go?

I think Bud was too big for 140, and Loma might be too small.

Lomachenko should win more rounds than lose. Crawford just leaves too much for Lomachenko to exploit. But eventually Crawford's power levels things out. I am not saying he stops Lomachenko, but things could get ugly.

It's a shame their timelines didn't better sync up.

[Rusty Tromboni]

- -Bud a switch hitter like Mickey Mantle.

Nice touch.

[Stuart_boxer]

Naseem Hamed deserves a mention for best switch hitters considering there aren't that many of them.

His style was very unorthodox but when he fought in the UK he was great at switching between orthodox and southpaw and using his footwork as a defense.

By the time he fought at the elite level in the US in the featherweight division he became used to fighting short and using a lot of head movement.

[QueensburyRules]

- -At this time, if 100% ain't on board with Manny, we have an IQ deficit that could be calculated, but I won't in homage to the to the generated discussion of underrated southpaws in boxing history.

Among the unbreakable records Wlad holds is the southpaw title fights...just saying...

[them_apples]

Which fighter best used the southpaw stance?

Whitaker [RIP] vs Hagler vs manny


Whitaker defined slick awkward southpaw in his fights. The way he made opponents miss looks like something out of a cartoon.

Hagler the GOAT switch hitter.

manny has the GOAT southpaw bread & butter--left hand.


I'm going with Whitaker because he was peerless and took countless foes to school.

Hagler faced the greatest level of opposition and arguably beat them all.

manny is a great fighter but was conquered by both of his rivals

clearly a hidden Pacquiao hater. His resume is by far the best for any southpaw fighter, especially considering he is a contemporary fighter. He was not conquered by both his rivals, 1 he beat 2x the other waited till he was on the slide and sqeaked out an uneventful decision.

Was Hagler conquered by Leonard?

How many conquered Whitaker? Whitaker has a great skillset but he shouldn't even be on the list, his best win is a coked out chavez (wich was declared a draw).


Pac
Hagler
Whitaker

[GrandpaBernard]

And Whitaker easily beats pacquiao too

Easy to imagine what Whitaker would do to pacquiao if Floyd did 10-2 on his way to conquering pacq

clearly a hidden Pacquiao hater. His resume is by far the best for any southpaw fighter, especially considering he is a contemporary fighter. He was not conquered by both his rivals, 1 he beat 2x the other waited till he was on the slide and sqeaked out an uneventful decision.

Was Hagler conquered by Leonard?

How many conquered Whitaker? Whitaker has a great skillset but he shouldn't even be on the list, his best win is a coked out chavez (wich was declared a draw).


Pac
Hagler
Whitaker

[IronDanHamza]

I loved watching Reggie Johnson when he was on form.

Slick, fast, sharp, great movement. Great to watch.