You may be fortunate enough to be comfortable and effective boxing out of both the orthodox and southpaw boxing stances.
If this is the case for you then by far the most important thing to do is to master the tactics that work most in relation to the particular stance.
These tactics include positioning in relation to your target/opponent, punch selection, movement into and out of range. The list goes on.
Knowing when to actually switch your boxing stance though is also important of course, but not nearly as important as having the plan to get stuff done when you switch.
In this video I talk you through one way of switching your boxing stance at long range:
The key to success is to switch your boxing stance under cover of your own punches.
The formula is quite simple really.
Starting in one boxing stance, orthodox in this case, throw a power back hand and allow your rear foot to ‘travel’ through behind the shot.
As the rear foot lands in the front foot position, let go the same hand this time using it as a jab.
At the end of the move you are in your opposite boxing stance and still at long range ready to let go with your follow up shots.
A final word of caution. There is an urge to allow your body weight to ‘overbalance’ forward.
Be aware of and avoid this over-balance at all costs – all you do is add weight to your opponent’s punches.
Thoughts, questions and observations below.
Cheers
Fran
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Excellent video Fran. Was wondering if you could potentially at do a video on the roll combined with the pivot.
See what I can do Mark
Thanks Fran, keep up the good work mate!
You’re welcome, thanks Mark.
Great video Fran. I’ve seen boxers extend this ‘forward stance switch’ so that they throw the backhand while moving the backleg forward going into the Southpaw stance. But then immediately throw their left hand and move their left foot forward going back into the Orthodox Stance. It seems to be a good way to push an opponent back and catch them off guard.
This is an interesting concept, Fran. I think switching is a natural art rather than a learned one, and is most successfully practised by boxers with a natural flair for the unusual. A boxer with ‘swag’ I’ve seen it referred to. But interestingly, somewhere in the fog of my past, I remember a coach telling me ‘if you’re going to switch do it as you’re moving backward.’ I took this to mean after initiating an attack rather than retreating under fire. What are your thoughts on that?
I agree David. As I said in the vid, I could never get close to doing that as a boxer – on no level was I a natural. In terms of what your old coach said, I do get it although I’ve never heard it said. My thought is that as long as there’s outgoing shots then the switch can take place in range. I suppose the point for me is that the best guys do it without thinking…it just happens and it happens at the right time.
Now this is up my alley I love to southpaw I’m not the best boxer fran but I teach how I feel and see and this is my favourite trick thanks fran could you show me some taking pad drills please cheers Buck
Cool, glad you like it Buck. There are some vids on that on the site – https://www.myboxingcoach.com/boxing-lessons-with-punch-pads/
There are 4 vids in all, this is the first. There’s tips in each article too. Hope it helps.