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I'm a tall lanky orthodox fighter who likes to fight from the outside. 95% of my punches are forehand punches. Therefore, I have a very very educated left hand.
My right hand, on the other hand, isn't quite as good. Moreover, I hate to fight close to my opponents, since I hate taking shots, that's why I don't use it that much.
So against orthodox fighters, it's simple, I always circle to the outside, popping them with the jab, long left hooks, and occasionally rear power straights and uppercuts when they try to close the distance. Foot battle is very important, if I don't win that battle, all my strategy falls apart.
Against southpaws, I find it very very hard to win the foot battle. 1st reason for that is that I'm not used circling to that side, while southpaw opponents are used to that since they always fight orthodox fighters. 2nd reason is that when an orthodox guy fights a southpaw, the importance of the lead hand (my good forehand) decreases dramatically while the importance of the rear hand (my weaker rear hand) increases.
The thing that I absolutely need to do is to prevent the southpaw from beating me in the foot battle. The things I do to avoid that is to cut his way off with lead round kicks and left hooks.
But it's not always enough, and I always end up getting beat in the foot battle, and every time I have to shell up or frame, and get out, resetting everything.
So my question is :
How tall and lanky sherbros who hate to get hit deal with southpaw fighters they can't force to a jab battle on the outside?
My right hand, on the other hand, isn't quite as good. Moreover, I hate to fight close to my opponents, since I hate taking shots, that's why I don't use it that much.
So against orthodox fighters, it's simple, I always circle to the outside, popping them with the jab, long left hooks, and occasionally rear power straights and uppercuts when they try to close the distance. Foot battle is very important, if I don't win that battle, all my strategy falls apart.
Against southpaws, I find it very very hard to win the foot battle. 1st reason for that is that I'm not used circling to that side, while southpaw opponents are used to that since they always fight orthodox fighters. 2nd reason is that when an orthodox guy fights a southpaw, the importance of the lead hand (my good forehand) decreases dramatically while the importance of the rear hand (my weaker rear hand) increases.
The thing that I absolutely need to do is to prevent the southpaw from beating me in the foot battle. The things I do to avoid that is to cut his way off with lead round kicks and left hooks.
But it's not always enough, and I always end up getting beat in the foot battle, and every time I have to shell up or frame, and get out, resetting everything.
So my question is :
How tall and lanky sherbros who hate to get hit deal with southpaw fighters they can't force to a jab battle on the outside?