Per Capita Southpaws

[FinitoElDinamita]

Japan started the southpaw trend in Asia.. japanese school of boxing encourages young boxers to fight in a southpaw stance for advantage. Thats why many japanese fighters are converted southpaws.

[IamInuit]

Japan started the southpaw trend in Asia.. japanese school of boxing encourages young boxers to fight in a southpaw stance for advantage. Thats why many japanese fighters are converted southpaws.

So there are lots of left hand fighters fighting right handed from Japan? I'm saying actual southpaws that fight southpaw. Oscar for example is a converted southpaw. Born left handed, fights right handed.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Japan started the southpaw trend in Asia.. japanese school of boxing encourages young boxers to fight in a southpaw stance for advantage. Thats why many japanese fighters are converted southpaws.

So there are lots of left hand fighters fighting right handed from Japan? I'm saying actual southpaws that fight southpaw. Oscar for example is a converted southpaw. Born left handed, fights right handed.

I meant the other way around.. many of them are naturally right handed but learned to fight as a southpaw..

[IamInuit]

Japan started the southpaw trend in Asia.. japanese school of boxing encourages young boxers to fight in a southpaw stance for advantage. Thats why many japanese fighters are converted southpaws.

So there are lots of left hand fighters fighting right handed from Japan? I'm saying actual southpaws that fight southpaw. Oscar for example is a converted southpaw. Born left handed, fights right handed.

I meant the other way around.. many of them are naturally right handed but learned to fight as a southpaw..

I thought so. Its a confusing phrase.

[Julius Rain]

Stance are suppose to be determine by which is your dominant eye. Anyone who have fighting background should know how to test for which is their dominate eye. Usually if you are right handed your dominant eye is your right eye. Aligning your dominant hand with your dominate eye determines if you're a southpaw or orthodox. This is what makes you more accurate. If you are to stand southpaw but have a dominate right eye your vision is compromise especially while on the constant move. Of course there are exceptions to every rule. I am an example, born right handed but have ambidextrous tendencies. I have a dominant right eye but I prefer the southpaw stance. My reason to sacrifice more accuracy is because I have a giant left calve. Keeping my left leg behind and mainly on its toe, I have more mobility, speed and power! Also fighting mma, I am able to head kick almost as fast as a jab. In a southpaw stance I can twist my ankle more naturally to throw round house kick and or go in and out of range. Basically I personally feel there is more pros than con for me in a southpaw stance.

[IamInuit]

The dominant eye theory is true but its like 20/20 vision. Its an average. Both my brother and I were born with above average vision. 20/15 in one eye and 20/10 in the other and of course being mirror image twins it was the opposite eyes. My dominant eye seems to be my left but I box orthodox. I golf left, bat left etc as does my brother.

Speaking of eyes, that is one of Floyds best weapons but it goes largely unseen lol

He can move people around and get them to commit just with his blinkers. Almost like a feint.