Is Orthodox Or Southpaw Better. Whereas in a southpaw vs orthodox match both are disrupting each other s fighting rhythms. You might have noticed that many top contenders and people with great boxing ability are southpaws.
For southpaw stance the boxer puts his right leg into the front consequently right hand will become jab hand and left hand will become power shot hand. Feel quicker more mobile with better balance hip rotation timing leading on the right leg create quicker in out angles jarring right jab hook lead cross better feints with the left and. To have a southpaw stance means to stand with your right foot in the front and left foot in the back.
While last time we looked at giorgio petrosyan today we will be looking mostly at the orthodox but left handed fighter miguel cotto in his bouts against manny pacquaio and sergio martinez.
In short one stance isn t better than the other. A good southpaw or orthodox fighting one will have to be competent fighting from both left and right angles. But is there a special reason for this. It s because both are usually more reliant on the easy to use 1 2 and never need the right hook too much against orthodox fighters.
