Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold
Curious that you said that about the best way to beat a southpaw. The standard book is to get outside their right foot and avoid the left hand. I've long thought that the way to do it is to draw the left hand and counter it. The left hook, if thrown short, is a pretty good punch for this purpose, but I think that the right uppercut is a very very neglected punch in fighting southpaws. It comes down to, I think, the ability a southpaw has with his left hand. A lot of very good southpaws- maybe even most- tend to hook a bit with the left and I can see why, and there is a variety of reasons, but I think (and this is all speculative and varies from boxer to boxer) that a straighter left hand is more efficient...
Counter his left with your left, then the right. That's my thought.
Ok,Im going to ask you to visualise here,so bear with me
Step to your right a half of a step
Now throw a jab with your left,straight down the pike
Now step towards their left hand but on the outside while throwing a right hook
You put their right out of range,youve moved their power hand tight,and youve hit an exposed area in their guard all in a two punch two step combo.
Seeing it?
Your creating a swirl affect,but you have to keep initializing for it to work