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Fighting a Southpaw: Darren Till, Tom Breese, and Terence Crawford (Heavy Hands)

Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman talk about how to fight a southpaw, reviewing some of the weekend's open stance action in the process.

Today on Heavy Hands we're discussing southpaws.

Last weekend's fights gave us a number of open stance (southpaw vs orthodox) fights, and most of them highlighted just how challenging it can be for an orthodox fighter to strategize for a southpaw. Darren Till vs Nicolas Dalby, Tom Breese vs Cathal Pendred, and Terence Crawford vs Dierry Jean all demonstrated some of the essential challenges of open stance fighting, while inspiring us to discuss some unconventional ways to defuse the unique challenges offered by a southpaw opponent (or an orthodox opponent, if you're a lefty).