Glossary: Southpaw

Southpaws are left-handers. Boxers who fight with their right foot and hand in front.

Southpaws are rumored to have an advantage over conventional/right-handed boxers due to the unusual angle that their footwork puts them at and that their punches come from. Essentially, southpaws are used to fighting right-handed people while righties aren't necessarily as used to fighting southpaws.

The funny thing is that just as righties are often unaccustomed to fighting southpaws, southpaws are likewise unaccustomed to fighting southpaws.

Notable southpaws that would be familiar to casual boxing fans include: Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Tarver and Naseem Hamed.