No, he is orthodox, 6 ft, bout 165 lbs. Sorry for the confusion, we are sparring at an mma gym but in boxing style with boxing gloves etc.

I certainly won't drop my left hand anymore or pull straight back, this guy has a very hard right uppercut and lets it go a lot.

I'm going to have to angle out, box him and really keep a tight defense.

I don't know about controlling the arm as that is a lil complex and sounds risky of me eating another hard uppercut whilst trying such a technique