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Why do some trainers make them fight orthodox?
In the 19th century stretching into the early 20th century there were no southpaws. A left handed fighter was considered a freak resulting from some kind of screw up in the birth process. Jeffries was a converted south paw. As boxing evolved the south paw advantage became clear and with that more conversions took place which is a bit of a twist. Some southpaws started to be converted in order to get the best out of their power side. Oscar Delahoya is a natural left hander and so is Cotto, Tyson, Basilio and Cooney and they all have something in common. A devastating left hook. Conversely Winky Wright is the only converted right handed fighter that I know of.