Ambidextirity, core strength and injections.

Ok after about an hour punching and two hours reflecting over everything I did I noticed that while I'm right handed I hit the same at the southpaw position so I tried again and started switching positions and it was the same again, does anyone else have this tendency? Is it common to be ambidetorous while boxing? and is this a good thing at all?

Next I read about this thing called core strength, I understand boxers work on these groups (abs, sides, lats and lower back) but why? isn't the impact derived from the arm? then why work on groups which you don't use? (better chin maybe?) or is my technique so off that I plainly don't use these groups? if someone could please elaborate on this it would be truely appriciated

Last but not least, due to a reletivly newly discovered illness that I have, I'm going to have to take three shoots a day for the close three months and later on get tested. the diesese itself doesn't effect me (phisically at the very least) but is it dangerous to workout and box after I've had these injections? (you know disrupt the cloting of blood or anything like that, I plainly don't want to start bleeding after getting a bit pumped up).

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Originally Posted by Boxy

Ok after about an hour punching and two hours reflecting over everything I did I noticed that while I'm right handed I hit the same at the southpaw position so I tried again and started switching positions and it was the same again, does anyone else have this tendency? Is it common to be ambidetorous while boxing? and is this a good thing at all?

Hitting hard from both sides is a good thing, but doesn't mean your ambidextrous. Ambidexterity is uncommon, although there are boxers who fought well with their dominant side forward i.e. converted southpaws/orthodox.

Next I read about this thing called core strength, I understand boxers work on these groups (abs, sides, lats and lower back) but why? isn't the impact derived from the arm? then why work on groups which you don't use? (better chin maybe?) or is my technique so off that I plainly don't use these groups? if someone could please elaborate on this it would be truely appriciated

Hard punches aren't just arm punches. The power comes from good posture, and the torquing and shifting of body weight.

Last but not least, due to a reletivly newly discovered illness that I have, I'm going to have to take three shoots a day for the close three months and later on get tested. the diesese itself doesn't effect me (phisically at the very least) but is it dangerous to workout and box after I've had these injections? (you know disrupt the cloting of blood or anything like that, I plainly don't want to start bleeding after getting a bit pumped up).

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Talk to your doctor.

You can't have balance without a strong core, and without a strong core, you can't have flexibility. If you only train your bicep, you'll have a strong punch, but without training your tricep, shoulder and trapezius, you won't have speed and snap, not to mention if you only train your bicep without training the trapezius, you could destroy your back because the muscles can't absorb the punching power. It all has a meaning.

Most/some of your questions have already been answered but I will chime in with a few ideas:

1) There is a good recent discussion "Question About Southpaws" in THIS FORUM. Some people were helping another guy and myself think through the idea and methods of switching:

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...uthpaws-1.html

2) Much of your power comes from your feet, legs, hips, and core (usually twisting) or even from weight transfer (but this last especially must be done correctly to avoid going off balance or exposing yourself to increased risk.)

IMO, your arms are mostly about SPEED, your body and legs about power -- when you coordinate the two you have fast powerful boxing.
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3) If you are under medical care you DEFINITELY should ask your doctor for competent medical advice about training and what precautions you must/should take. If you don't have an appointment then call his/her office and ask to speak to the doc or even to the nurse who assists your doc. They can get you a proper answer.

It sounds unlikely that merely taking injections would matter (as opposed to the underlying condition) but I don't even play a doctor on TV so ask your doc.