Whats ur opinion on stance

[The Surgeon]

Should a fighter stand in the traditional orthadox stance if he is left handed or go to southpaw? Fighters like Mike Tyson, Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya among many others have done very well fighting against their natural stance.

I can see why, the jab is the most commonly used punch in boxing and the left hook up and down is the favoured shot of many, effective against righties and leftys alike so why not use ur strong hand for this punch?

Me, ive tried goin southpaw, my jab is ramrod my hook powerfull as hell BUT OMG cross is embarissingly bad, off target uncordinated and weak!

[djsygo]

Should a fighter stand in the traditional orthadox stance if he is left handed or go to southpaw? Fighters like Mike Tyson, Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya among many others have done very well fighting against their natural stance.

I can see why, the jab is the most commonly used punch in boxing and the left hook up and down is the favoured shot of many, effective against righties and leftys alike so why not use ur strong hand for this punch?

Me, ive tried goin southpaw, my jab is ramrod my hook powerfull as hell BUT OMG cross is embarissingly bad, off target uncordinated and weak!

Bruce Lee said that fighting with your strong arm forward is the best choice, but i guess it was for a street fight that he intended that.

I think for a boxer who have to stay in a ring for possibly 12 rounds, its better to have his stronger hand as his rear oone, and train heavily the other hand wich will be natural as you will have to use it more. This will lead you possibly to be a strong puncher with both hands, as opposed to a very strong right hand and a weak and lazy left.

I think to be competitive in boxing you need to be powerful in both hands...but then its up to you.

[HappyBoxingFan]

Should a fighter stand in the traditional orthadox stance if he is left handed or go to southpaw? Fighters like Mike Tyson, Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya among many others have done very well fighting against their natural stance.

I can see why, the jab is the most commonly used punch in boxing and the left hook up and down is the favoured shot of many, effective against righties and leftys alike so why not use ur strong hand for this punch?

Me, ive tried goin southpaw, my jab is ramrod my hook powerfull as hell BUT OMG cross is embarissingly bad, off target uncordinated and weak!

I think, it really is dictated by what the opponent is doing. "Going south paw" generally allows for more distance because the jab becomes stiffer.

[S A M U R A I]

Should a fighter stand in the traditional orthadox stance if he is left handed or go to southpaw? Fighters like Mike Tyson, Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya among many others have done very well fighting against their natural stance.

I can see why, the jab is the most commonly used punch in boxing and the left hook up and down is the favoured shot of many, effective against righties and leftys alike so why not use ur strong hand for this punch?

Me, ive tried goin southpaw, my jab is ramrod my hook powerfull as hell BUT OMG cross is embarissingly bad, off target uncordinated and weak!

If you can switch it up, that's a good thing. Keep working on it.

Check out Hagler-Duran, 1983. Marvin had great success in that fight when using orthodox stance.



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[MANGLER]

If you're a KO puncher, stay basic. If you're a boxer, switch hit if you can do it comfortably cuz the jab will be stronger, and that's the punch you'd primarily be usin to set up your offense.

[Pullcounter]

Should a fighter stand in the traditional orthadox stance if he is left handed or go to southpaw? Fighters like Mike Tyson, Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya among many others have done very well fighting against their natural stance.

I can see why, the jab is the most commonly used punch in boxing and the left hook up and down is the favoured shot of many, effective against righties and leftys alike so why not use ur strong hand for this punch?

Me, ive tried goin southpaw, my jab is ramrod my hook powerfull as hell BUT OMG cross is embarissingly bad, off target uncordinated and weak!

its better to fight in ur natural stance and try n develop a good jab with the weaker hand.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Should a fighter stand in the traditional orthadox stance if he is left handed or go to southpaw? Fighters like Mike Tyson, Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya among many others have done very well fighting against their natural stance.

I can see why, the jab is the most commonly used punch in boxing and the left hook up and down is the favoured shot of many, effective against righties and leftys alike so why not use ur strong hand for this punch?

Me, ive tried goin southpaw, my jab is ramrod my hook powerfull as hell BUT OMG cross is embarissingly bad, off target uncordinated and weak!

It depends really, because, I am right handed, but I cant move as well if I fight form a right handed stance, I really look ******ed, so my trainer switch me to southpaw and I move really well and can duck punches and slip and roll punches while as right handed I was a sitting duck. No head movement at all, and my feet got crossed a lot. So for me swtching to southpaw help me on my defense and its weird because most people change their stance to find better offense. My offense is good I hit as equaly hard with both hands, but when it came to defense I was horrible as a right handed!!!

[The Surgeon]

Bruce Lee said that fighting with your strong arm forward is the best choice, but i guess it was for a street fight that he intended that.

I think for a boxer who have to stay in a ring for possibly 12 rounds, its better to have his stronger hand as his rear oone, and train heavily the other hand wich will be natural as you will have to use it more. This will lead you possibly to be a strong puncher with both hands, as opposed to a very strong right hand and a weak and lazy left.

I think to be competitive in boxing you need to be powerful in both hands...but then its up to you.

Good points man i agree with u.

Oscar and Tyson are two of the biggest fighters in history and Miguel one of the best and well liked of today. Cotto has a decent but not brutal right hand and he neglects it a bit sometimes, Oscar for most of his career was near enough a one handed fighter so i think it shows it leads u to use only ur good hand.

Im a righty and thats that. I was just meaning in general. Good posts from everyone