Southpaw vs. Southpaw

[SideofKO]

Sure:

For me, that could have easily been the fight of the year. I know there were bigger fights but that was great to watch.

 

[Sinister]

no, that's not the case in mma
and not with a lot of of thaiboxers as well

most mma fighters who come from grappling background, notably wrestling and judo
are right handed, and stand southpaw because of their strong side fwd
in fact, i'd say say most mma southpaws have weak left punches

and in the case of thaiboxing, many thais are righthanded
and having a strong righthanded base means you have a powerful left kick
which is priority over punching so many are trained to stand lefty

Yeah, I think you missed the context of the post I was responding to. I took the indications that the poster was speaking of Boxing. In my initial statement, I noted the importance of both the right hand and right leg in a standing environment.

 

[Higus]

There are a lot of Southpaws who do great against orthodox fighters but terribly against other southpaws just because there are so few of them to practice against. The one with more experience against other southpaws will have an advatage

 

[barnowl]

O rly?

There is something comforting about seeing this man have a "Bruce Lee" moment. Makes him seem like a normal MA not an untouchable elite.

 

[superjatt]

a more experienced lefty at my gym told me one of the most important things to go for is the left low kick, or atleast thats what he focuses on, because we're not used to it, it lands well. I think its true since a week before that he landed a lot of hard lefts on my thigh and i had trouble walking for a while