Struggling with southpaws

[Oriachim]

Usually with lads, I find them easy, just rush in, go for body and work them against ropes. However against a particular southpaw it was very hard for me, he had a massive reach advantage and basically I couldn't get into him, his defence was very awkward. Whats everyones solutions against southpaws?

[peewee1460]

i like to touch their right glove with my left and then try and throw a straight right. mayweather describes it best. skip to 1:33 because the host is annoying as hell:

[riera]

Move towards your left to avoid his cross, and step in to throw your own. It sounds simple dealing with southpaws, but some tend to have a deadly right hook, in which case you need to step toward the right and get in your own hook, preferrably off the jab. it will be hard getting a cross in so move towards your left again. Most of the time the solution to a southpaw (some are well ****) is keep circling left and keep your foot outside theirs.

[Oriachim]

Move towards your left to avoid his cross, and step in to throw your own. It sounds simple dealing with southpaws, but some tend to have a deadly right hook, in which case you need to step toward the right and get in your own hook, preferrably off the jab. it will be hard getting a cross in so move towards your left again. Most of the time the solution to a southpaw (some are well ****) is keep circling left and keep your foot outside theirs.

yeah my mate was saying moving to the left helps against southpaws big time.

[!! Shawn]

When fighting a southpaw fight like a southpaw.

[riera]

yeah my mate was saying moving to the left helps against southpaws big time.

Yeah bigtime. It neutralises them unless of course they have a big right hook, in which case use the right to left manouevres that I described above. Moving both way will stop them nailing you with the right hook, and allow you to get in your own left hook when you step to the right.

When fighting a southpaw fight like a southpaw.

What a ****ing arse-bleeding idiot! A naturally right handed fighter will never have a big enough left hand to do any damage. You can try switching to confuse them a bit, but ultimately you will need your normal stance to unleash damage. Some jokers who try switching get nailed when they go against someone good!

Not everyone is a delusional RJJ/Naz wannabee like you and some people want some proper advice. If you are not ambidextrous, then switching can often get you into trouble. Judging by your vids, your not good enough to give any. To top it off, your grammar is incorrect. It should be 'as a southpaw' and not 'like a southpaw'.

[peewee1460]

When fighting a southpaw fight like a southpaw.

elaborate on this please, it intrigues me.

[riera]

Much is made of soutpaws such as they are awkward, flawed, etc. it's all bull****. Apart from the fact that it is a mirror image of the orthodox style, they are exactly the same. All you need to do is think what would you do to an orthodox fighter and implement that. Sometimes it will be the mirror image solution:

eg. You go to the right to avoid big right hands
V's Southpaw; you go to the left to avoid big left hands.

[Oriachim]

Yeah bigtime. It neutralises them unless of course they have a big right hook, in which case use the right to left manouevres that I described above. Moving both way will stop them nailing you with the right hook, and allow you to get in your own left hook when you step to the right.



What a ****ing arse-bleeding idiot! A naturally right handed fighter will never have a big enough left hand to do any damage. You can try switching to confuse them a bit, but ultimately you will need your normal stance to unleash damage. Some jokers who try switching get nailed when they go against someone good!

Not everyone is a delusional RJJ/Naz wannabee like you and some people want some proper advice. If you are not ambidextrous, then switching can often get you into trouble. Judging by your vids, your not good enough to give any. To top it off, your grammar is incorrect. It should be 'as a southpaw' and not 'like a southpaw'.

I 100% agree with your comments on Shawn.

Other thing, I was thinking that since my jab was more or less neutralized, should the right hand be good? I noticed that if I had more reach, the southpaw in question would constantly be in for my right hand and left hook rather than jab, jab, right hook body, right hook to face combo I love to do. (which doesn't work well against southpaws it seems)

cheers for your advice, you are very knowledgble and hopefully you'll help me earn my second amateur champion trophy.

[Boxing Purist]

I 100% agree with your comments on Shawn.

Other thing, I was thinking that since my jab was more or less neutralized, should the right hand be good? I noticed that if I had more reach, the southpaw in question would constantly be in for my right hand and left hook rather than jab, jab, right hook body, right hook to face combo I love to do. (which doesn't work well against southpaws it seems)

cheers for your advice, you are very knowledgble and hopefully you'll help me earn my second amateur champion trophy.

That combination could work against southpaws if you simply get a bit more to your left and nail it at an angle. Search for an angle to attack them at on their outside, but I do agree it is more difficult. Alternatively, you can throw the two jabs and then use a right hook to their body and then to the head on their right side. I would prefer throwing a STRAIGHT right hand to body followed by a straight right to head, and this will have the same desired affect as your fave combo. Also, it means you don't have to get close to their dangerous right hooks.

There is no need for the jab to be neutralised either! you can use it effectively to measure your distance for the right hand. Just like Floyd does the touching gloves thing with his left hand, you can use the jab for same reason. Aim for the right side of their head if it helps. This will help you to work the angle too. Follow it with a cross to the right side of their chin!

When using hooiks and uppercuts against a southpaw, the left hook over the top is always a good one, but for everythuing else I find the right uppercut and right hook to be effective. because you are moving to your left even when close, it makes sense to pop them with that hand, then maybe use the left hand followed by another right. A good one is right hook to solar plexus, left hook to head, right uppercut. try it, you may like it! Good luck winning trophies!