How come most of the fighters that come from the Philippines are southpaws?

[ko factor]

Pac
Penalosa
Banal
Gabi
Gorres
Jaca
Espinosa
Navarette

[Thread Stealer]

Yeah, when I was watching the fights drunk on Saturday, I was thinking:

"Damn, what's with all these Filipinos being southpaws?"

Even Flash Elorde was a southpaw.

[thewoo]

It's cause their in the southern hemisphere everything is backwards down there. Kind of like why the toilets in australia flush counter clockwsie

[acb]

I dont know, but Im a southpaw so I love to watch em.

[ko factor]

Yeah, when I was watching the fights drunk on Saturday, I was thinking:

"Damn, what's with all these Filipinos being southpaws?"

Even Flash Elorde was a southpaw.Yeah! Does it mean that if you are an orthodox fighter in the PI there's a minimal chance to become a good fighter?:think

[Boom_Boom]

Because they want to be like Rocky

[ko factor]

Because they want to be like Rocky:lol:

[ko factor]

Because only southpaws there in the Philippines are good fighters? :?

[Stinky gloves]

Thats because of an early training habits.

On the camps early morning the Filipino fighters stands in the window looking on the beautiful sunrise.
Then their master ask them who you wanna be like in the future when you grow up ......
they all rise up the LEFT hand and show in the direction of Mexico!:freddy

[ko factor]

Thats because of an early training habits.

On the camps early morning the Filipino fighters stands in the window looking on the beautiful sunrise.
Then their master ask them who you wanna be like in the future when you grow up ......
they all rise up the LEFT hand and show in the direction of Mexico!:freddyAnd they say that's the country we want to beat in Boxing World Cup. And they did!:happy

[theHawtness]

good question. i've always asked that question to my filipino buddies, but they don't know either.

[Tito Time]

Maybe because they are right handed, its easier to learn to throw a power punch then to control the fight with a jab... Thus, using the more mechanically enhanced hand to jab with. Example, Cotto, is really left handed but fights orthodox for this same reason.

[knockout]

Good question i was asking myself the samething :huh :think i guess genetics?

[theHawtness]

Maybe because they are right handed, its easier to learn to throw a power punch then to control the fight with a jab... Thus, using the more mechanically enhanced hand to jab with. Example, Cotto, is really left handed but fights orthodox for this same reason.
like nonito donaire.

[theHawtness]

Maybe because they are right handed, its easier to learn to throw a power punch then to control the fight with a jab... Thus, using the more mechanically enhanced hand to jab with. Example, Cotto, is really left handed but fights orthodox for this same reason.
like nonito donaire.

[Tito Time]

like nonito donaire.
hes left handed?

[Nico]

And they say that's the country we want to beat in Boxing World Cup. And they did!:happy


Punctuated by the main event where Bautista really got it done against De Leon.


Only kidding. :yep

[Stinky gloves]

Punctuated by the main event where Bautista really got it done against De Leon.


Only kidding. :yep

I smell you are serious. :smoke

[Bangis]

coincidence maybe?

[Butch Coolidge]

Because the southpaw stance is part of the Bruce Lee Fighting Method.

:cool:

[Tito Time]

They are all pretending to be southpaws...sometimes it takes years keeping it a secret..Just like PAC.. He was pretending to be a southpaw for years now all of a sudden he's got Manila Ice...cmon now..you just cant do that. Just wait til the JMM fight...that straight right hand will be JMMs demise.

What is manila ice?:think

[etong_08]

It's cause their in the southern hemisphere everything is backwards down there. Kind of like why the toilets in australia flush counter clockwsie

I guess I'll take this one. :smoke :bbb