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    Default Re: Southpaws: Any with an excellent Jab?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
    Seriously?

    Winky Wright first and foremost, then Pernell Whitaker, and Joe Calzaghe all spring immediately to mind. Michael Moorer came to mind soon after. Chad Dawson, Ivan Calderon, the guy Martinez fought before last... Dzinziruk has a pretty good right jab, which also makes Martinez's jab quite good.

    Most people don't notice it but Pacquiao actually has a very fast, hard, accurate jab. It sets up most of what he does, and its very underrated. I think that would be the punch that would give him the best chance Mayweather because he moves in so well behind it. To really appreciate his jab just watch it against David Diaz.
    Winky and Pernell had some of the best jabs ever not just for southpaws.

    The problem is that you generally don't see a southpaw control a fight with his jab because it doesn't come at as solid of an angle, the way a jab against someone facing you in the same stance does. When an orthodox fights an orthodox you are straight into your opponents body/back going right through them in a way that they are vulnerable, while your right hand cuts across them. Southpaw's have their jab generally cut across while they cross aligns with the path the orthodox figher's jab would normally take. Fighting somebody in the same stance as you allows you to jab them to the head or the body and steal their momentum going forwards by knocking them back a little bit. The only guy I've seen with a really crushing jab against the opposite stance is Wladimir Klitschko, but thats because of his pure size and strength. he is using entirely different angles because of his height.
    Yeah seriously, I was drawing a blank.

    I think it's because I was trying to think of a more stand up boxer/ boxer puncher, some one not overly dynamic (like most great Southpaws are... Except maybe for the converted) but then as you have excellently explained, there's apparently a good reason for the lack of what I'm looking for. ( for that explanation btw).

    Nut funnily enough, someone like Klitschko would of been perfect...

    (Getting slightly more contrived now but) Is there anyone more stand up like and actually left-handed?
    Last edited by Jimanuel Boogustus; 10-23-2011 at 02:06 AM.
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