The Secret Weapon: Why Southpaws Dominate in Boxing

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In this breakdown, I delve into why Southpaws are so dominant in boxing. Including the basics, history, numbers, past and current fighters, as well as how to fight them.
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@BoxingLife Месяц назад

This is a re-edit of the original video I had up before. It unfortunately got done for copyright recently. So had to re upload! Any likes are much appreciated 👍

@dusandragovic09srb 12 дней назад

5:47 Gladiators never existed. Ancient Rome & Greece are myths, likes Jesus Christ and Gravity. LOOK AT THE REAL COLOSSEUM! 👀🧠 It's a power plant, 2 teens can barely pass each other let alone have someone fight there. IT'S JUST A STORY! Hollywood =/= Reality

@thomasscott1570 2 дня назад

i'm a lefty but i swtiched to righty in third grade. i play tennis and fencing right handed basketball, basball lefty and an ambidextrous carpenter/mechanic and golfer but i write eat comb my hair most other things right handed

@LeadLeftLeon Месяц назад

Experience. Lefties are used to fighting righties. Trade off lefties tend to be less two handed. Southpaws are cross dependent. Open stances makes it harder to land the jab and hook

@hakunamatata-w3873 28 дней назад

what are trade off lefties?

@joylandimmanuel9975 26 дней назад

you mean SWITCH-HITTER? 😒

@erickdelgado3014 21 день назад

Say switch hitter, trade off lefty is a weird term

@erickdelgado3014 21 день назад

@@hakunamatata-w3873switch hitter

@iShrix 12 дней назад

@@hakunamatata-w3873 I think he means the trade-off of being a lefty. As a southpaw I think he is right when he says we are more cross dependent, and don't use the right for much more than distance management + checkhooks. (For the most part)

@conmichos7844 Месяц назад

Also Edwin Valero, a natural right hander turned showpaw, 27-0 all wins by KO cannot be overlooked, in my opinion.

@steadyeddy6184 Месяц назад

Quality fighter my brother showed me , ashame what happened with him

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

I did not know Edwin V is a convert. Would explain why his southpaw right was just as bad along with his flat footedness. Weaker leg in the back less bounce to spring off of

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Overlooked southpaw Winky Wright. He had a simple style and wasn’t fancy. High guard and jab. Good guy to study for southpaws starting out

@nike23458 Месяц назад

My coach has started to teach me southpaw after doing orthodox for 2 years, it feels so weird to begin with but Im starting to get the hang of it. Since Im left legged my left is still pretty powerful. Really opens up more opportunities when sparring people when you can switch stance, I usually start in southpaw now and establish my jab since its pretty hard with my dominant hand and I am good at keeping my lead foot on the outside, then I swap to orthodox and try to land that left hook to the liver, such an addictive feeling when you land it flush

@BoxingLife Месяц назад

Micky Ward (orthodox) would often turn southpaw in the pocket, to throw the left to the liver.

@nike23458 Месяц назад

@@BoxingLifedefinately going to work on that sequence today on the bag, my inside game needs some more tricks to it as I feel really one dimensional in the pocket.

@KS-ur8nj Месяц назад

I like the idea with training in both stance as well but my coach gets mad at me when i practice my southpaw game

@nike23458 Месяц назад

@@KS-ur8nj if hes like my coach then he probably wants you to get proficient enough in your natural stance before learning the other. I also tried switch hitting on my own earlier but it really is best to focus on one first to get it natural. Now i give the same advice to newer people in my club, who try to switch stances when their natural stance is still full of holes.

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Since you’re left legged your southpaw left must be good too. Better rear hand than most who switched stances

@BlackBeltBoxing Месяц назад

Do you think it’s a simple detail that as a southpaw the first thing you are told in the gym is get your foot on the outside of theirs. So everything a southpaw does is about positioning. Whereas as orthodox fighters sadly positioning is rarely discussed in the same way. It’s sadly more about grit and determination. Definitely not how I teach at my gym. Position and base is key for everyone

@BoxingLife Месяц назад

Totally depends on the gym, trainer and the level. But yes I agree positioning is something that doesn’t get talked about enough at times for orthodox fighters.

@gjfjfk 24 дня назад

well said

@waedjradi 20 дней назад

Hm. Very good point.

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Bernard Hopkins was a master of open stance matches. He’d get in sneaky sniper rear hands on open stance opponents

@vinnyshoreman Месяц назад

Usyk is left handed as he writes with his left hand 😊

@Mihail-yb5tt Месяц назад

My favourite southpaw fighter oleksandr usyk i am a ortodox fighter but i can fight in my southpaw stance

@user-nb7he4tc5o Месяц назад

mayweather fought 10 southpaws which is 20% of his fights and all came up short, should also be in there as an example how to beat southpaws. he has a great lead right and knows how to manage the positioning between them.

@user-dc9oq2pr6v Месяц назад

southpaw doesn't give you any advantage, if anything they cancel each other out since both persons lead hand is mirroring each other

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Floyd made beating the greatest southpaw a breeze. Having the most accurate right hand ever gave Floyd an edge over lefties

@CBCB8282 6 дней назад

@@user-dc9oq2pr6v The advantage is familiarity. The Left has fought more orthodox fighters and practiced the needed combinations and foot work more often than the orthodox fighter has done the same for southpaws generally.

@ittech5815 День назад

Because he throws his back hand just as quickly as the front hand. And manages his distance well.

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Sergio Martinez best started boxing late in life southpaw. So much raw talent he even got away with fighting with his hands down and had a pretty good lead hand for a southpaw too

@breezyfan7 Месяц назад

Love the insightful information you have provided 👌

@slidecounter5813 Месяц назад

Some of the best Southpaw's ive seen is Pernell Whitaker, Marvin Hagler, Mark Johnson, Manny Pacquiao, Vasyl Lomachenko,Winky Wright, Ivan Calderon, Hector Camacho, Joe Calzaghe,

@kiboma4209 Месяц назад

Its bizarre knowing that albeit southpaw being originally for left handers, it’s mostly right handed guys fighting as southpaw, Manny Pacquiao, Lomachenko, Hagler, etc all write with their right. Only so called „True“ Southpaws are Usyk, Davis, and Whitaker who write with their left

@darrencoulson4296 Месяц назад

great breakdown...i'm a right handed southpaw, also switch to find new options, been boxing for 40+ years...learn to do both, start with a ratio of 90:10 then drill til you can get to 60:40/50:50... keep up the good work 🙏

@BigChief-eg2xe 22 дня назад

❤️❤️

@hunterrobinson9709 17 дней назад

I’m glad I’m a southpaw boxer, while being left handed. Not that I’m saying orthodox fighters suck, absolutely not, they just don’t encounter a lot of southpaw fighters. I started orthodox and it didn’t go well, being gassed out and tired in a few minutes. Then, I went southpaw a few times and felt totally different. I felt more postured and had better control of my stance. And that’s how southpaw became my stance, and also how Manny Pacquiao got me into boxing. 🥊🙂

@yamazaki997 Месяц назад

Watching Pirog again brings tear to my eye 👁️👁️👁️

@sasha14kelsee Месяц назад

This man Boxing Life has a better work rate than Usyk.

@NK_Beugr Месяц назад

More confusing and hard to deal with doesn’t necessarily mean better or more naturally gifted or skilled.

@LeadLeftLeon Месяц назад

I prefer watching righties turned southpaw than lefties turned right. Lefties gone right often results in a very one handed fighter. Their backhand is lacking. Righties turned left land the southpaw jab and hook in ways that true lefties do not

@BudoxMannell 2 дня назад

Unless it's Mike Tyson he is a converted southpaw and his right hand is just as hard fast and accurate but Mike Tyson = freak of nature lmao

@thewashingtonfaithful1321 Месяц назад

My humble opinion is that open stance fights (southpaw vs Orthodox) have a lot more small complexities like front foot dominance and the fact your backhand is lined up very well but your lead hand is less effective because it's right on top of your opponents. Making southpaws who have more experience fighting open stance always at a big advantage. The open stance also very much throws off the shoulder roll defense which when done correctly is one of the most dominant forms of defense. Using the shoulder roll gets you hit in the back of the head a lot in open stance fights too. A strong effective long guard seems to be the best way to go by using the lead hand to make your opponents lead hand more predictable. Just some small things I've picked up on over the years. It's very interesting how much of a difference it can have

@ronin3635 Месяц назад

I don't like when people say if you're right handed you can't be a natural southpaw, like your natural stance is southpaw. What are your thoughts on that?

@marklopez5328 Месяц назад

Misconception. You’re dominant hand should be you’re back hand cuz it’s the hand you typically use to knock you’re opponent out.

@ronin3635 Месяц назад

@@marklopez5328 But that's the thing I'm right handed, was born right handed. But my strong hand is my left, but I'm right handed. My natural stance always been southpaw, even though I'm right handed

@Chris-db9vt Месяц назад

@@ronin3635 I mean if you feel more comfortable with southpaw and feel stronger with southpaw there’s nothing wrong with that in my opinion

@ronin3635 Месяц назад

@@Chris-db9vt It just seems some people can't believe that if you're right handed you can't be a natural southpaw. I always been a southpaw, never once stood Orthodox.

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Imo footedness should determine your stance. Stronger foot in the back for a stronger base for balance and torque. Most righties are right footed also.

@user-jx2gw4cn2j Месяц назад

I grew up playing pretty much all sports but stuck to basketball baseball and boxing as I got older. In baseball I pitches right handed but batted left handed, basketball I shot right handed and I boxed lefty. I gold left handed. I write righthanded. I consider myself right handed. I don't think it's a right or left handed thing for me it's my foot placement. I'm more explosive jumping off my left leg.

@Thecardoctor365 13 дней назад

i thank god im a southpaw naturally 🙏🏾💯

@nb0616 Месяц назад

some people or styles dominate southpaws. mayweather got great at dealing with them. james toney said it made no difference, and they're easier. he says a lot of things but his fights prove it. southpaws are good at open stance fighting, but struggle with closed stance (other southpaws).

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Floyd had the most accurate right hand ever. His edge over lefties. Jamez Toney fought up close inside which negates the novel southpaw angles

@pohutukawajay 7 дней назад

Southpaws also have a natural tendency/ease to switch stances freely between orthodox and southpaw stances, as suppose to orthodox who find it difficult to switch in between unless they practise it for a very long period.

@rockstartonyx 22 дня назад

Can you please drop the switch hitter video

@Steven-iy8nn 12 дней назад

Back in the day orthodox would refuse to fight southpaws. This should continue if u are orthodox and wanna win

@locofrint878 Месяц назад

Is this a re-upload?

@hfmarwen189 Месяц назад

Yes

@BoxingLife Месяц назад

Yes original got done for copyright! So had to reedit and upload again

@jose5675 28 дней назад

I always thought that, im orthodox but all of my fav boxers like Tank, Crawford, Ennis fight southpaw and theres something unique in all of them. Im going to practice the southpaw stance with drills and heavy bag work until im comfortable and learning the two stances is a cheat code

@cpierre7777 Месяц назад

Usyk is naturally left handed

@nacl9802 15 часов назад

i am considering joining a boxing gym and i am left handed, i feel like it would be better to start with my right to train it first.

@Jay76000 Месяц назад

Crawford is both

@BoxingLife Месяц назад

True! But he’s always been better as a southpaw in my opinion.

@aiyahuntacheimumbi236 7 дней назад

Left handed southpaw. Forced to use my right hand growing up. Fav southpaws Jiro Watanabe, Khaosai Galaxy, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Pernell Whitaker, Yoko Gushiken.

@willingram9751 28 дней назад

May we southpaws rain forever ❤

@eronismit1361 Месяц назад

And also Abdullah Mason and Jaron Ennis

@nne797 Месяц назад

beautiful shadow boxing style, Jamie!

@roachkid2818 21 час назад

Gotta be balance mi.d and body in order to concentrate energy to comlete the the goal

@mrmaverikm6029 7 дней назад

Just the difference in preparation, an orthodox is most likely to spar against another orthodox all his life, instead southpaw would spar orthodox almost every time, so the difference in volume of preparation gives that little little advantages that makes the difference at the highest level

@blackfacebogart 8 дней назад

Usyk is actually left handed. I've seen him sign stuff with his left hand. A righty would not do that. There are plenty of videos on YT showing this. Loma is right handed and a southpaw, so I think people just tacked that assumption onto Usyk, when they are incorrect.

@lolsnags2729 2 дня назад

im right handed but i find southpaw comfortable and is my natural stance

@peterquill9838 Месяц назад

Excellent video, the editing was smooth and your narration is good. Hopefully you don't have to deal with another takedown.

@BoxingLife Месяц назад

Thanks Peter! Yeah fingers crossed this time!

@THop2323 Месяц назад

Not sure how you could do a video like on Southpaws and not mention, Michael Nunn, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jaron Ennis, or any of the Gary Russell brothers. 🥲

@ChampChamp2024 Месяц назад

Loma is actually right handed, Mike Tyson was left handed same as Oscar dela hoya.

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Mike was a physical specimen. I would not have imagined the right was his offhand. It still cracked even as his rear hand

@hakunamatata-w3873 28 дней назад

not Mike, he writes with his right

@khalidbinwaleed5072 Месяц назад

Tank is my favourite as he boxes a lot like me

@ivobaren1 Месяц назад

if ur right handed but train south paw dont you get your left arm become as strong as your right? Isnt that the main advantage to have 2 right arms?

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

I’ve seen the opposite happen when people convert stances. Since the rear hand is used less it becomes further undeveloped. Converting can lead to becoming a one handed fighter. Miguel Cotto Oscar de La Hoya Victor Ortiz.

@BudoxMannell 2 дня назад

Bingo that's the goal I believe look at Tyson he is a converted southpaw and has equal power speed and accuracy he can throw a left jab to right straight left cross to power right straight in under a second four very very hard power punches two from each hand in under 1 second many people that fought Tyson swear that more than on man was punching them lmao that's crazy

@darkythecrazyninja5228 Месяц назад

Easy raspy reminds of you of who? What an interesting fetail

@LeadLeftLeon Месяц назад

There’s hope for the righties. Orthies tend to have better jabs and hooks. Question is can you land it. Floyd had the jab, hook, and str8 while reducing manny to only the left!

@delscott958 12 дней назад

He also clinched a hell of a lot that fight as well.

@6300Ikey 7 дней назад

I’m right handed and fighting orthodox feel so weird

@p4pking. 26 дней назад

I’m left handed and left footed how rear is that 🤷🏻.

@ittech5815 День назад

Lefties face righties 80% of the time and righties face righties 80% of the time. Left-handers are just as disturbed when facing left-handers as right-handers. You also have to learn that the back hand is not essentially the strong hand, it has to be fast. Left-handers develop it naturally, right-handers must learn to do it. It must be as quick as a jab.

@khalidbinwaleed5072 Месяц назад

Pretty simple you can fight around and confuse your opponent

@anthonymichaelwilson8401 9 дней назад

Southpaws were know as assassins 😊

@lancoschino731 14 дней назад

Left handed but cannot fight I'm southpaw stance. I heard I am unorthodox because of that

@timm285 Месяц назад

I think another reason is because most people aren’t southpaws so you don’t get to train with that many

@SuperKendoman Месяц назад

Check out Naoya Inoue's latest match with Nery. He broke him down bit by bit. I'd like to know what is the purpose of playing patty-cake against a southpaw lead hand with your own? Is it a timing or rhythm thing? He does it in rounds 2,3 and 4

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

I remember Naoya also tapped a lefty’s lead hand before ko’ing him with the right. That was a vicious 1-2 dart

@rhyno8644 10 дней назад

Roy Jones Jr said this. "This generation of fighters are so one dimensional with no footwork whatsoever. Neither fighting in the Olympics or invitationals that would develop them, young western fighters dont have any other tricks to rely on. The southpaw learns to be deceptive with his range much earlier in his career in order to land real power out of multiple stances." PERIOD

@reneehenry1135 Месяц назад

I train both sides. I am a dancer so it's natural to train both sides.

@vusherman1125 5 дней назад

Dominate in Boxing today*

@michealjaymurphy Месяц назад

Other than uysk can really call it dominance tank does not fight top opps and Crawford is inactive to the point he should be stripped

@JayAngel-yg8oq 27 дней назад

Crawford fights his mandatory what's wrong with that

@jacobharris954 Месяц назад

126 wins and 3 defeats, the rest of squad looks like lomo, lomo looks at narrator 'dude

@TheEntrepMan Месяц назад

So, who's the best southpaw of all time?

@DarkwingDann Месяц назад

For me it's Marvin Hagler

@LeadLeftLeon Месяц назад

Pernell or Marvin!

@BoxingLife Месяц назад

Pernell, Pacquiao, Hagler, Usyk, Loma

@goodpuffs Месяц назад

Hmm... Switch hitters are allowed? I would put Hagler number 1 on the list-but he's not a pure southpaw... 🤔 I guess Manny.

@LeadLeftLeon 29 дней назад

Pernell beats manny comfortably. they’re both lefties which opens up a lane for Pernell’s superior jab. Jab would be in manny’s face all night. Frustrated manny would overextend as he struggles to cut the ring off and eat counters

@gagank478 Месяц назад

In reality, most top fighters are orthodox/northpaw

@GreatCrypto Месяц назад

If you wanna see how to beat southpaw just watch artur beterbiev vs usyk 2012 olympics

@SWJ_ Месяц назад

Tank’s so lucky to be in these conversations. His PR is unparalleled, it’s just like Wilder back in the day but even worse. He avoids all the fights he needs to become great, and instead takes the path of least resistance. He’s not P4P top 15, he’s not the face of Boxing, and he’s not had an elite level career up until now. He has to fight Loma and Shakur in the next 18 months, or he’ll never be the fighter his fans obviously want him to be.