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    Question Eyesight Orthodox/Southpaws

    I'm sure there's another thread knocking about that covers this but I can't find it...

    Scrap you got me thinking.

    How does the idea of eyesight/dominance relate to boxers who are natural southpaws but are converted like De la Hoya and Barrera? Would it be a case of that their bodies adjusted to the switch in stance OR they should have been fighting as othodox anyway regardless of hand dominance?

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    It takes so much detail to explain, it would take pages to explain the reasons why and why not. Interestingly the Cubans had the idea of making all their Fighters Southpaws, because the adaptions helped them as 4 x 2 Amatuers. But underlying Biomechanics tells you its not a good idea, the eyes control the feet also. Most of your Perifarell vision comes through the dominant eye. The less dominant eye is is more short sighted than the dominant, its swings and roundabouts. But Nuerons which control memory and movement are hard to adapt because of eyes those you cant change, saying that now they can be changed thrrough lasers surgery, but you cant change Genes. If that makes sense then youre a better man than me Gunga Din
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    interesting and food for thought.

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    Default Re: Eyesight Orthodox/Southpaws

    Scrap showed me a neat lil trick to sort out the dominance. I seriously was not sure because I have an ease in southpaw with my hands that tended to make me feel I might have been trained as orthodox when I was naturally southpaw. Wasn't the case.

    Kinda cool. I'll still work on both but it helped put some questions to rest.

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    Dont know if you have ever noticed, when looking and concentrating at an object. We always turn our Heads slightly to the dominant eye being able to observe better.
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    Default Re: Eyesight Orthodox/Southpaws

    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap View Post
    Dont know if you have ever noticed, when looking and concentrating at an object. We always turn our Heads slightly to the dominant eye being able to observe better.
    I had never noticed that (or even considered it) until right now and the way I look at this monitor, you mean tilt your head in the direction so your weak eye seems partially blocked by your nose? If that's the case then I'm certainly left eye dominant which makes sense as before even going to the boxing gym I felt it always MUCH more natural to tackle in Rugby leading with my left side.

    Edit: doing the tests described on wiki i'm actually right dominant.
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