WHY THE HAND YOU WRITE WITH IS POWER HAND IN BOXING

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAND IS DOMINANT IN BOXING?

Why the hand you write with is your power hand in boxing. You know what hand is dominant because the dominant hand is the one that delivers the knockout results. Yeah that is overly simplistic, but true. Normally in boxing the dominant hand is the hand that delivers the most effective blows. When a fighter is setting an opponent up for a certain punch, or laying a trap. The end of said trap ends with the power punch. The lead hand is usually the decoy that’s feinting and walking the opponent into the trap. The rear hand is normally the missile waiting to be launched with devastating results.

Think of it like this. The dominant hand is the strong silent type. The decoy or less powerful hand is the big mouth always yapping. The big mouth talks talks and talks crap to opponent then runs down an alley with the opponent chasing him. And guess who is waiting in that alley? You guessed it, the dominant hand. BOOM! Fights over.

***Marvin Hagler notorious boxing switch hitter.***

Wikipedia speaks on the left handed vs right handed ratios and differences. In human biology, handedness is an individual’s preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or better in dexterity. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dexterous or simply less subjectively preferred, is called the non-dominant hand.^[1][2][3] Right-handedness is by far more common; about 90% of the human population are right hand dominant.^[4][5] Handedness is often defined by one’s writing hand, as it is fairly common for people to prefer to do some tasks with each hand. There are examples of true ambidexterity (equal preference of either hand), but it is rare — most people prefer using one hand for most purposes.

ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO JAB WITH YOUR WEAKER HAND?

The short answer is NO, your not suppose to jab with your weaker hand. Because your not actually talking about your hand. Your talking about your arm. Both your arms should be strong. Former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston had a jab that was the equivalent of some fighters right cross power punch. His jab packed concussive punching power. Your jab should be thrown with your less familiar hand or seldom used hand. In other words, the hand you DONT write with.

WHICH HAND SHOULD BE IN FRONT WHEN FIGHTING?

The hand that you should be leading with should be the hand you will be doing your jab punching with. A fighter should be equally adept at throwing his jab hand the same as his power punch hand. Developing this type of boxing punch rhythm takes years of preparation of hitting the punching bag. A professional prizefighter knows how to throw a hook off a jab. A professional fighter knows how to feint with the jab as well as set their opponent up for crushing counter punches from his power hand. In some rare instances a fighters footwork will determine which hand is in front during battle. In these instances the years of lacing up them boxing gloves pays off.

Why the hand you write with is your power hand in boxing. — ***FLOYD MAYWEATHER***

IS FLOYD MAYWEATHER LEFT OR RIGHT HANDED?

Floyd Mayweather is a orthodox fighter. A orthodox fighter is a fighter who fights with his left hand in the front. The left being used primarily for jabs and hooks. Floyd likes to throw his jab at an opponents midsection. The slick maneuver allows Floyd to keep aggressive fighters off balance as well as breaking their punch rhythm. Floyd is right handed and throws most of his power punches with his right hand. He throws the power right cross punch as a straight lead right or a power right that follows a jab. In boxing terminology its called the 1-2 punch.

WHY THE HAND YOU WRITE WITH IS YOUR POWER HAND IN BOXING. RIGHT HANDED SOUTHPAW.

A fighter who is right handed is called a orthodox fighter. A fighter who is left handed is called a southpaw fighter. But sometimes a kid walks into a boxing gym and a trainer either through negligence or just lack of boxing knowledge doesn’t set the kid straight with his boxing stance. So the right handed kid sets up in a southpaw stance and stays that way. Now his dominant hand is in front. He develops over time a good hook punch and a good jab. The punch that should have been his power punch (the straight left) is now a under developed inadequate punch. He is now what you call a converted southpaw. There have been plenty successful converted southpaws through history. But its not proper training technique to some.

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