Boxing Southpaw

Series Summary

Boxing is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other using only their fists. Boxing today is regulated and typically executed in a series of one- to three-minute intervals, called rounds. A winner is determined if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to 10 or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue. If there is no stoppage of the fight before an agreed number of rounds, a winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by the scorecards of judges. In this free video series, a former heavyweight boxer provides training tips for beginning boxers, including advice on punching techniques. Find out how to box southpaw, how to become a boxer and how to build punching power. Learn about reach in boxing, dodging punches and tying hand wraps. Become a better boxer in less time with information and demonstrations in these free videos.

Video Transcript

"Okay, in this segment, I'm going to show you how to box southpaw. Alright, in boxing there's two stances. Orthodox stance, if you're right handed, you're fighting orthodox stance. So you lead with your left. Okay. If you're southpaw, you're fighting with a lead right hand, and your right foot is forward. So your right hand is now your lead shot. So you jab, one, two, one, two. Thing about southpaw is, when you're jabbing, you move to your right, because you're staying away from your oppositions right hand. Which is the danger punch. So when you're a southpaw, jab, one, two, move to your right. The whole idea of southpaw, is to stay away from your oppositions kill punch, which is a right hand, or right hook."