De La Hoya was a southpaw!?

[Mr. Philadel]

Camacho Sr was really right handed...I think Donaire is left handed as well...Joe Frazier was a lefty, Clottey and Kessler are lefties...Winky, Russell Jr and Rigo are right handed...its kinda common to be converted today

[IronDanHamza]

Camacho Sr was really right handed...I think Donaire is left handed as well...Joe Frazier was a lefty, Clottey and Kessler are lefties...Winky, Russell Jr and Rigo are right handed...its kinda common to be converted today

Marco Antonio Barrera also, was left handed.

[pumpkineater80]

This thread went from "No, you didn't..." to "Hmm, interesting..."
I didn't know half of the boxers mentioned on this thread were converts, very interesting indeed.

Im surprised as hell my friend

[MalikKnucklez]

you'll find more converted southpaws than u will converted orthodox fighters. Guys who turned southpaw do it for the obvious technical advantage.

Natural lefties who fight orthodox many times do it because there are a lot of trainers who can't or won't instruct a southpaw fighter.

[Mike Haynes]

Mike Tyson is a southpaw who fought right handed.

[IronDanHamza]

Mike Tyson is a southpaw who fought right handed.

I thought that also but it turns out he's right handed.

Or he atleast signs autographs with his right hand.

[Sin City]

from what I understand, no one really knew how to train him as a southpaw.. so they trained him orthodox.

[Shabba Rank$]

I could swear. Andre ward is a lefty fighting orthodox as well right?

[pumpkineater80]

you'll find more converted southpaws than u will converted orthodox fighters. Guys who turned southpaw do it for the obvious technical advantage.

Natural lefties who fight orthodox many times do it because there are a lot of trainers who can't or won't instruct a southpaw fighter.

Guess they don't like to talk about it cause anyone I fought you wouldnt know shat, or guys in the gym I came up with, they just say hey im southpaw or im orthodox and thats that.

[Bermuda]

Camacho Sr was really right handed...I think Donaire is left handed as well...Joe Frazier was a lefty, Clottey and Kessler are lefties...Winky, Russell Jr and Rigo are right handed...its kinda common to be converted today

I remember reading somewhere that it was an injury that frazier sustained on his left arm as a kid that gave him that left hook...he like broke his left arm and it didn't heal properly and as a result he couldn't extend it fully, so he had the advantage of not having to bend his arm to throw a hook because it was already slightly bent..