Boxing Stances Orthodox Vs Southpaw. To have a southpaw stance means to stand with your right foot in the front and left foot in the back. The southpaw stance is when a naturally left handed boxer uses the right as the lead to jab with the strong left hand as the power weapon.
In this stance the right foot is forward and the left is back. In general you would always have your strongest hand in the back. In american english southpaw generally refers to a person who is left handed.
But if you are a right handed southpaw boxer your power hand the right hand is also your lead hand.
Whether you re left or right handed you ll learn where to place your hands and feet for the punch. In this stance the right foot is forward and the left is back. Strong hand in front or back. This is the total opposite of the orthodox stance.
