i need to study it but it seemed in his last fight Manny P did a lot of this wide stance thing(this is also him not me or you keep that in mind) but also most often the opponent will be coming in towards you with that kind of distance. you don't want to over-extend nor do you want to be smothered. keep in mind most beginners i see tend to smother themselves and or run straight back. i do have a vid for circling to the right(yes his power hand) now that is one i would love to post... bet we could get a real good discussion off that