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In reply to the discussion: BLM protestor attacked by MAGA and knocks him out cold [View all]H2O Man
(78,868 posts)When a person starts boxing, everything feels backwards. The strangest thing, as you noticed, is that a right-handed person has their left foot forward -- and hence their left hand. But in time, it becomes "first nature." I beat plenty of good fighters using almost only my left. It can be used to jab (most important), hook, or uppercut (these become as hard of punches as your right). Doing this gives an advantage in footwork, defense, and definitely offense.
If you see the film of the great heavyweight champion Joe Louis, you'll note that jab is frequently a "range-finder." It sets up the right. Note how Joe sifts his weight as he moves, from the back foot to the front -- both when he is cutting the distance between him and his victim, and also as he throws that right-hand punch. All of his strength, from the toes on his right foot up to his right shoulder, are going into the punch. (Thus, if needed, his left foot has kept his balance -- essential for punching-power -- which is a triangle with his two feet and middle chest as the three points. Now, he can twist off the left foot, and throw a left hook.)
