What is southpaw in boxing: Top Southpaw stance boxers

 

A southpaw stance in boxing is when the boxer leads with their right hand and moves forward with their right foot, throwing right-handed jabs and powerful crosses and hooks with the left. For a left-handed boxer, this is the standard or normal stance The orthodox boxing designation for a right-handed boxer is often a mirror counterpart of the southpaw stance. In American English, the word "southpaw" is used to describe someone who is left-handed.

William 'Bendigo' Thompson, a 19th-century prizefighter, is largely credited with creating the southpaw stance in boxing. Read full Article