Display (boxes)
In boxing, the display is understood to be the practical and advantageous starting position or direction in the basic position to the opponent for a fighter.
The boxers are staggered, instead of facing each other, with the hand closest to the opponent being referred to as the leading hand and the hand lying behind as the striking hand . Since most people are right-handed, the left display is considered normal, which is why it is often called the normal display or orthodox . With them, the left leg and left hand are closer to the opponent. Left-handers, on the other hand, usually box in the right display (English: Southpaw ). Such boxers used to be strongly discriminated against, which is why left-handers like Jake LaMotta boxed in the normal display. There are also right-handers who box in the right display, for example Michael Moorer or Markus Beyer . This does not correspond to the standard and is therefore considered an advantage.
Boxers who can change the display are called switch hitters . One example is James Toney .
Individual evidence
- ^ Display in the Spiegel Online box glossary . Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ↑ Jack Slack: The Art of Shifting in the Mixed Martial Arts. Vice.com . January 5, 2016, accessed June 25, 2016.