southpaw
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Fighting from the left-handed southpaw stance, Magee's slashing left hands and jabs kept Hatton off balance for the majority of the opening stages.
a left-handed person, especially a boxer who leads with the right hand or a baseball pitcher.
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The 'southpaw' challenger then began to find his range and landed a solid straight left and right hook as Harrison soaked it up and tried to counter with a right.
Bendigo is credited with inventing the 'southpaw' stance in boxing.
he needed three rounds to work out the Mexican 'southpaw' before taking over
He was a converted 'southpaw' ; thus he favoured the left hand heavily.
The 'southpaw' boxer revealed that after carefully looking at his career following the defeat, he decided to hang up his gloves as he regarded it a mammoth task to relaunch his career without a steadfast promoter.
Hernandez, a 'southpaw' from El Salvador is perhaps the better technical boxer.
He was a 'southpaw' from the Bronx who had his first professional fight in 1964.
He was a 'southpaw' and left handed so I couldn't hit him with good shots.
In the second round, Simms switched to a 'southpaw' stance, which paid quick dividends.
Spinks is going to cause problems for any fighter he faces because of his 'southpaw' stance and elusive style.
They always thought I was a converted 'southpaw' , because I was left handed.
Fighting from the left-handed 'southpaw' stance, Magee's slashing left hands and jabs kept Hatton off balance for the majority of the opening stages.
Although Vabaza clearly retained his crown, Matumla never stopped trying and at times managed to land with his left hooks as he was also fighting from a 'southpaw' stance.
Penalosa's lack of mobility is counterbalanced by his 'southpaw' stance
The Galway 'southpaw' , a classy boxer, matched him in every department and came out a convincing points winner.
The 17-year-old struggled at first against his 'southpaw' foe from Bulgaria and was a point ahead after round one.
He was taller than a lot of heavyweights and a 'southpaw' to boot.
Marvin Hagler was a great fighter who fought mainly as a 'southpaw' , but was very effective switching to fighting right handed.
His Sicilian opponent had never previously been stopped but one vicious uppercut unleashed from a 'southpaw' stance had him seeing stars early on.
For the first four rounds, he fought from an orthodox stance as much as his more familiar 'southpaw' stances.
I have sparred with a bunch of different pure, elusive, fast little 'southpaws' from super middleweight all the way down to a super lightweight in preparation for this fight.
It was a rare boxing pairing of 'southpaws' and perhaps an even rarer scenario in that Judah won a 12-round split decision after fighting nine rounds with a fractured left hand.
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