southpaw problems

[danmackay]

Even while circleing to my left and pumping right straight combinations along with a lot of liver punching i am always eating right hooks...any tips?

[danmackay]

come on guys im an amateur boxer i have two bouts and an exhibition i fought this guy in my exhibition...the only time an opponent has got the best of me i need to neutralize that right hook its clearly his best punch and its a possibility hes my next opponent.

[Youngblood]

So you're southpaw then?

I mean, the circling left deal I found works good against southies for us othros who typically circle right. It helps keep us from walking into those sneaky lefts. But it doesn't come easy and can be a painful change of natural flow to learn.

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. You are a southie, or against. What I do know is I switch up a lot, and my stance in southpaw is quite different then ortho. And I have different strengths and weaknesses. One weakness is, dropping my guard after throwing a right jab southie, so hooks certainly could be an issue there. But again, am usually circling left, so moving away from it, as opposed to into it.

It might be something as simple as that. In which case you need to work on getting back to guard quick. But would really need more info. I use my sparring tapes to review and it all makes a lot more sense after seeing what I am doing wrong. It is hard to figure out often when in there, compared to watching later.

[danmackay]

sorry i didnt give you that information completely slipped my mind im an ortho thats why i circle left my entire offense is lead my jab i based my style of miguel cottos i jab my way into combinations that always include body punches my best punch is my left hook but its neutralized by his right should i circle the opposite way instead maybe

[Youngblood]

sorry i didnt give you that information completely slipped my mind im an ortho thats why i circle left my entire offense is lead my jab i based my style of miguel cottos i jab my way into combinations that always include body punches my best punch is my left hook but its neutralized by his right should i circle the opposite way instead maybe

I think it is worth a go and changing that direction might help. Especially if it is the right that is getting ya. Circling direction always plays a big factor. Thing is, how much time do you have before you face him again? It isn't the type of thing you want to run in there and do unless you've been working it in sparring. You just might find yourself now walking into straight lefts instead.

[danmackay]

good point i have about a month i could end up facing someone else its never set in stone but im starting to think he could be a converted right hander he didnt throw as many lefts only in combinations that almost always ended in right hands im gonna have to establish a few ideas and back up plans any ideas would be great

[jujulio]

I had a southpaw in my club who always landed right hooks. So what i did once is stepping on the left to invite him to take his shot, he launched a right hook (i was hoping for it) just had the time to duck under and give hime a right hook to the body. But i didn't try it afterwards and circled to the right with a southpwa stance too, so that i could keep him away with strong jabs with my right. One other thing to try would be to catch his right bicep with your left and then land a right, but i guess it requires a lot of skill, never tried it