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And if they are good with their footwork and at creating angles?
That might be the most difficult style to beat in all of boxing.
That might be the most difficult style to beat in all of boxing.
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Its literally a game of getting the OUTSIDE foot and straight rear punches. Whichever guy gets to the outside faster/most of time AND lands their rear power straight most of time will win.
Need to pressure Usyk to win. Cant box him. Anybody can get caught though especially at HW -
A wiseman once said: if you want to be a champion, stay away from southpaws.Comment
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Yep. You just don’t come across them enough. Used to seeing things come at you reversed. Hard wired to flinch the wrong way. I think the straight left from south paw is the best coolest punch in boxing.Comment
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The jab is the most underrated punch against Southpaws. On the lower levels you spend a lot of time "swordfighting' with each other's lead hand, but the people who deal with Southpaws the best (Or even Southpaws with good jabs like Spence) tend to be able to get that punch off against Opposite handed fighters.Comment
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Generally they are cause you’re less accustomed to their style.
Depends on your ability though, certain fighters actually prefer southpaws. I think Amir Khan prefers southpaws for example.Comment
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Without having to break it down all long winded the best fight or one to learn how to fight a southpaw and I already hear moans about having to watch an Andre Ward fight lol but you could simply flick through is Ward vs Dawson.
People claim he was drained but what that was was a masterclass on how to beat a southpaw.
Watch Wards lead hand & what he does and how he takes Dawsons jab away from him.
That right there is one key reason I knew AJ wasn't beating Usyk.Comment
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Thats why they have training camps...you can rewrite your muscle memory a bit.
I think the issue is fighter development. People as a population are much more aware of CTE and brain damage than was the case in the past. As a result we don't see many effective pressure fighters because, unless youre elite, youre going to wind up taking damage.
Just my 2cents !Comment
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I'm 6'4 275lbs and right handed, but when I decided to take up more striking alongside my wrestling and BJJ I opted to fight in a southpaw stance to make use of my jab. I still think its one of the best decisions I made as I regularly hang with two world champion fighters with decades more experience than me.
The jab is ****ing underrated and it is INSANE to me seeing so many seemingly experienced fighters who dont use it. Too many people become obsessed with the power right but I've realised that, whilst forgoing use of a power right for a power left makes that same left a little weak, I have immense leverage on my left hook (probably my post powerful punch).
I think the issue a lot of modern boxers have is that they don't really work on movement and use of the jab. I feel many just opt for pads and bags which I don't feel allow one to learn the importance of using the jab not only as a weapon but as a way to establish range and pressuring the opponent. This is why I thought Joshua's performance was so ****ing terrible. I had absolutely no idea what he was attempting to do to put the pressure on Usyk. Its like he had a round or two where he started to use the stiff jab and then just stopped. Its also noticeable that a lot of boxers these days don't really shadowbox or work on footwork drills. Especially in the heavies. It shows when about the only two fighters with visibly decent footwork, Usyk and Fury, are the ones who've ended up at the top.Comment
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