Is it true what Steward said...

[TouchyAndalou]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere Pacquiao is not a natural southpaw...I am 95% sure he is right hander, he signs autographs with his right.

I think this was cleared up by somebody on his team, who explained that he was signing autographs with his right after his left became tired from signing too many. At any rate, I've seen him throw a baseball with his left, and he didn't look like a complete ****** doing it, which leads me to believe he's a natural left-hander. Not to mention the fact that earlier in his career he was known for having a strong left, and virtually no right-hand whatsoever.

[Sabiondo]

Felix sturm is a natural southpaw who fights in orrtodox stance

[Uturn]

I think this was cleared up by somebody on his team, who explained that he was signing autographs with his right after his left became tired from signing too many. At any rate, I've seen him throw a baseball with his left, and he didn't look like a complete ****** doing it, which leads me to believe he's a natural left-hander. Not to mention the fact that earlier in his career he was known for having a strong left, and virtually no right-hand whatsoever.

Ah props for clearing that up.

It's crazy how many of the greats are converted southpaws, and even orthodox. I often wondered how fighters could throw vicious hooks like DLH (converted to orthodox stance) his left hook was solid.

[Pullcounter]

a lot of people who are left-handed are forced to do things like writing right-handed because they live in a right-handed world.

[Rick Grimes]

a lot of people who are left-handed are forced to do things like writing right-handed because they live in a right-handed world.

True, left handed people tend to be better at using their other hand than right handed people.

[UglyPug]

That all the great southpaws were converted and in fact right handed?

I never really paid too much mind to it, but then i started thinking about it. Wright wasn't really a southpaw, DLH was but fought in a conventional stance same as Cotto i believe. I remember reading that tyson was a southpaw.

Steward said that Hagler wasn't. Is Pacquiao in fact the best, true southpaw in the game?

converted or not, pacquiao is the best southpaw fighter of all time.

[AllEyesOpen]

a lot of people who are left-handed are forced to do things like writing right-handed because they live in a right-handed world.

I'm actually left handed, and my parents actually tried to force me to use my right, but that **** didn't stick.

My right is a bit more useful i guess them most people's left but not by much, and it's cause i like to practice throwing with my right, also used to play the piano a little, which also helped my right.

Boxing stance i do like orthidox cause it just feels a bit more natural to me for some reason, but i'm not a boxer.

[AllEyesOpen]

Ah props for clearing that up.

It's crazy how many of the greats are converted southpaws, and even orthodox. I often wondered how fighters could throw vicious hooks like DLH (converted to orthodox stance) his left hook was solid.

Yeah, always knew about DLH, Wright & Cotto but i never really gave it much thought until Steward brought it up during the Berto/Ortiz fight.

[edgarg]

That all the great southpaws were converted and in fact right handed?

I never really paid too much mind to it, but then i started thinking about it. Wright wasn't really a southpaw, DLH was but fought in a conventional stance same as Cotto i believe. I remember reading that tyson was a southpaw.

Steward said that Hagler wasn't. Is Pacquiao in fact the best, true southpaw in the game?

Before Manny P. many experts had it that Lew Tendler Benny Leonard's greatest rival, was the best southpaw, since he was recognised as the best lightweight who never won a title and had Leonard on the verge of a KO.

At least, so I've read, several times.

[edgarg]

a lot of people who are left-handed are forced to do things like writing right-handed because they live in a right-handed world.

How right you are. I STILL remember the teacher tying my left arm behind my back to force me to write (with chalk on a slate) with my right hand. I was 3 years old.