Switching Stance

**walrus** · 12-01-2014 05:01 PM

Crawford seemed comfortable changing up but he was able to keep Beltran at a distance it gave him a lot of latitude. Shiming does it every other punch but as soon as he faces a worthy opponent I think that will change.

**Maravilla2012** · 12-01-2014 05:41 PM

Crawford is probably the best at doing it at the moment. If a guy hasn't learned to switch and is in the middle of a fight then it'd be bad for him to try it but if he's learned to do it and can do it effectively ( Crawford) then why not. He was losing against Gamboa too before he switch and started dropping him.

**fan johnny** · 12-05-2014 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by walrus

Crawford seemed comfortable changing up but he was able to keep Beltran at a distance it gave him a lot of latitude. Shiming does it every other punch but as soon as he faces a worthy opponent I think that will change.

That right from the southpaw stance looked pretty amazing to me against Beltran. It was way faster and had more power than when he used his left as lead. I noticed his left had nothing on it in the Gamboa fight. He didn't seem to be able to sit down and throw the left with anything on it and certainly didn't turn his hips. I also dont recall him thowing any good lefts from that southpaw stance against Beltran which he used most of the fight but I'd have to take another look.

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 12-05-2014 09:41 PM

Bit of a rant but I'm all for switching stances. I wish I could see more fighters, doing it more often.

IMO it just seems like a terrible lack of skill that 95% of fighters aren't comfortable with it. It's an incredibly useful component of boxing.

The way I see it, you should be taught from the very start. No excuses. You have to work the angles... angles form different lengths. So many instances where switching, if only briefly, is the next logical step.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is that to me - when you consider what makes boxing, boxing, it belies logic that a fighter won't attempt to switch... But then I guess it's in the same reasoning as to why most fighters won't fight with a low left hand (for example). The 'importance' as well as the constraints of it, just needs to be taught, fully.

Anyway, it would appear that most fighters that come out of the Ingle camp are usually very proficient fighting out of both stances.

Their latest little star Kid Galahad is amazing at it. Not very strong, not very quick but definitely a highly skilled Ingle fighter.