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  2. Southpaw stance - Wikipedia

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    Al McCoy, world champion in the 1910s, displaying southpaw stance with right hand and right foot to the fore Ruslan Chagaev in southpaw stance. In boxing and some other sports, a southpaw stance is a stance in which the boxer has the right hand and the right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook.

  3. Bias against left-handed people - Wikipedia

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    ' left luck ') is Hungarian for 'bad luck'; balkézről született [person] (lit. ' born from the left hand ') refers to an illegitimate child. There are many colloquial terms used to refer to a left-handed person, e.g. southpaw (USA). Some are just slang or jargon words, while other references may be offensive or demeaning, either in context ...

  4. 24 Things You Didn't Know About Left-Handed People - AOL

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    Southpaws Dominate in Sports. Lefties — also known as southpaws — have an advantage over right-handed opponents in certain sports, especially one-on-one showdowns in boxing, tennis, and ...

  5. Handedness - Wikipedia

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    Left hands make up over 90% of the artwork, demonstrating the prevalence of right-handedness. [1] A student writes with their left hand. In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous.

  6. Famous People You Didn't Realize Were Left-Handed - AOL

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    Left-handed people only make up about 10% of the world's population — so you might be surprised to learn how many of them have been world leaders, artists, well-known athletes, award-winning actors.

  7. Lefties have rights, too! [Video] - AOL

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    Even though an estimated ten percent of the world's population is left-handed, scientists have not definitely figured out why. Southpaw correspondent Rita Braver talks with some famous lefties ...

  8. Ambidexterity - Wikipedia

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    In boxing, Manny Pacquiao has a southpaw stance in the ring even though he is really ambidextrous outside the ring. Also, in mixed martial arts, many naturally left-handed strikers like Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva will switch stances in order to counter opponent's strikes or takedown attempts to stay standing. Additionally, some fighters ...

  9. List of southpaw stance boxers - Wikipedia

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    Southpaw is a boxing term that designates the stance where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. Southpaw is the normal stance for a left-handed boxer.