left handed fighters who box authodox.

[jbirdy]

recently saw a pic of henry cooper signing a boxing glove, and he's left handed! probably explains the killer left hook. what other leftie fighters box in the authodox stance? i know theres de la hoya, and i think cotto's left handed aswell. who else?

[SalTheButcher]

i think tyson

[p4pking]

I thought Tyson was orthodox but fought southpaw.. Like Hagler.

[SalTheButcher]

that might have been it

i KNOW it was one

[jbirdy]

dont start this again for fuck sake. tyson writes with his right, throws with his right, shoots hoops with his right, plays pool right handed, he is right handed. he's just knocked out loads (shit loads) of fighters with his left hook, thats all. power in both hands.
that ahmed dude from the contender was also a leftie who fights authodox.

[SalTheButcher]

boxrec says tyson's stance is orthodox

[jbirdy]

thats cos he is (or was) an authodox fighter. the only time he ever switched was when he was up close and he would sometimes stand square on or with his right leg leading, but he would always switch straight back after the exchange. its just cos he could knock you out with either hand.

[SalTheButcher]

im pretty sure teddy atlas said he was really left handed...


and as we all know, teddy atlas knows everything, and is the reason any fighter he has ever been involved with has won anything

[jbirdy]

i dont give a shit what teddy says. mike says he is right handed. and i think he knows best. i remember teddy also saying that if kostya tszyu is fighting, put your money on him. and this was prior to the hatton fight.

[Taeth]

I'm not sure what hand Tyson uses but he did fight southpaw as an amateur.

[CutMeMick]

Ooooppppssss!!!!

[jbirdy]

probably just as he started learning, but so did i, and i'm right handed. its just cos you use your leading hand more as its your jabbing hand, and so right handers naturally want to lead with their rights (i.e fighting southpaw). i've seen it a hundred times.

[SalTheButcher]

probably just as he started learning, but so did i, and i'm right handed. its just cos you use your leading hand more as its your jabbing hand, and so right handers naturally want to lead with their rights (i.e fighting southpaw). i've seen it a hundred times.

who are you to doubt teddy atlas?

[SalTheButcher]

BTW, we all know teddy atlas is a douche bag

[jbirdy]

yeah i'm doubting teddy, he's only human and sometimes he gets it wrong like the rest of us.
does anyone know if cotto is left handed? just something i've heard a few times.