Ur take on the lead hannd?

[The Surgeon]

Traditonally ur supposed to lead with ur weaker hand and have the stronger hand in reserve for the big cross ect, ie im right handed and i jab with my left hand, coss with my stronger right hand.

But i only do that because thats what i was taught, nearly everyone who walks into a gym starts out standing in the opposite stance, i went in southpaw, strong hand leading for example. Some trainner tells u its wrong and u fix it.

BUT IS IT?

Over the years there have been many great fighters who fight conventionally but are naturall southpaws ie, Tyson, Oscar and Cotto, Tyson was a Freak who could punch a hole through a tank with either hand but Cotto and De la Hoya had, excellent left hands, their most effective weapons were the jab and hook, now the jab should be the most used punch in any fighters arsenal so ud want it to be ur strong hand doing the jabbing right? There crosses werent the greatest as a result tho.


Im not sure what to think. I wonder why more RIGHTYS dont fight southpaw, u get the abouve advantages plus the bonus of having an awkward stance for most guys, i mean who likes fighting a southpaw right??


I dunno, whats ur take?

[Shadow boxer 3]

its just personal preference. i dont think its a wrong way, which ever one feels right for you. aslo marvin hagler lead with his strong hand.

[iceman1]

im both handed so i can fight either left or right hand leading
but at the gym i see the majority fighting normal stance not many southpaws

[fdotorres]

IMO, southpaws should learn both stances. they have more advantages than righties

that's what i've done in my gym. half my mitt work is for each stance

it's true that the jab is the most important punch, but for a southpaw to fight in an orthodox style, he must first develop an excellent right hand. cotto never had that and needed it against pacquiao and judah, since it's the best way to beat soutpaws

[Suckmedry]

Leading with your power hand is very advantageous in some cases. If you are a left handed orthodox you will have a stiff jab, solid left hook, and since most people are trained to circle away from your right hand, they will often walk right into your real power hand.

But if you are a left handed orthodox fighting a southpaw, it can be tough. You often need a good right hand vs a southpaw, and if you are left handed orthodox you might not have really developed a good one.

That's why Oscar always had trouble with southpaws, and why some of Cotto's toughest nights were Judah and Pacquiao.

[Suckmedry]

Leading with your power hand is very advantageous in some cases. If you are a left handed orthodox you will have a stiff jab, solid left hook, and since most people are trained to circle away from your right hand, they will often walk right into your real power hand.

But if you are a left handed orthodox fighting a southpaw, it can be tough. You often need a good right hand vs a southpaw, and if you are left handed orthodox you might not have really developed a good one.

That's why Oscar always had trouble with southpaws, and why some of Cotto's toughest nights were Judah and Pacquiao.

[thatjamaicanguy]

i don't think Mike was naturally left handed, he just went southpaw a few times because he has power in each hand

i think if you're orthodox and you're fighting a southpaw, and you know how to fight a southpaw, then you should be able to use all of a southpaw's advantages against him

it's not like southpaws are invincible against orthodox fighters or something

[Feint]

I don’t know, there obviously is several examples of fighters who have found success leading with their more dominant hand. But more often than not unless you are naturally ambidextrous it only weakens serves to weaken your cross.

My feeling is that you are better off developing the accuracy of your jab and using it to set up your more dominant (and stronger) punches.

[thatjamaicanguy]

when Marquez fought Pacquiao for the second time, Marquez was using all of a "southpaw's" advantages against a southpaw

he kept pacman away with his straight right, and kept away from that huge left of Pacquiao's

[Don Flamenco]

when Marquez fought Pacquiao for the second time, Marquez was using all of a "southpaw's" advantages against a southpaw

he kept pacman away with his straight right, and kept away from that huge left of Pacquiao's

And what is interesting is Pacquio is a naturally right handed.

I dunno, I've been leading with my left hand for so long that I feel it's my strongest hand. My right hand has felt slow lately.