Switching Stance

[Julius Rain]

I've always thought this is for undisciplined boxer/fighters or showing off. It is a cardinal sin IMO. You can get away with doing it against lesser fighter but you are putting yourself in danger and it is only a matter of time a quality opponent proves this to you.

You are wrong, Crawford does it flawlessly. It's a great advantage, to switch up gives your opponent another thing to think about, especially if you are really effective in either stance. Another tool in a fighters toolbox.
Great hand and foot speed, decent power, excellent boxing, and the ability to switch stance is a dynamite combination. In my opinion, of course!

Your opinion doesn't make anybody wrong.

I'm not trying to make you wrong, I'm trying to get you to see the light. I'm trying to change your mind, to get you to take another look.
Last I was watching boxing on FOX Sports 1, Paulie Malignaggi was behind the mic and doing his usual great job. One of the fighters was having a bad time so he started switching stance which made things worse for him. Even his corner was telling him to stop switching because he not effective when he switched.
Paulie being a fighter went right to the heart of the problem when he said something like this, "Anybody can throw effective punches from either stance, but most can't defend as well from either stance." He went on to say switching stance makes you a better fighter, if you can defend well from either stance.
Think about it, sir.

Valid point and is actually part of my argument about why switching stance is a bad idea. You can't defend very well in both stances. I think you sacrifice maximizing your effectiveness on both offense and defense when you are not disciplined enough to commit to one stance.

I disagree with Paulie, switching stance doesn't make you a better fighter. It just concedes you were not good enough with your original stance. It is a desperate move. Boxing has always been about maximizing effectiveness. This isn't Kung Fu, where optional stances are glorified as secret weapons.