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Old 08-07-2006, 10:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Saku - left or right handed?

Seriously I don't know.
I've seen at least a dozen of his fights, with some, like the Shamrock fight ending from a powerful left. But the latest fight, he was going right handed.

Anyone know if he is right or left handed?
Also, why's switch it up?
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Old 08-07-2006, 10:34 PM   #2 (permalink)

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He normally fights as a southpaw but he is probably somewhat ambidextrous.
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Old 08-07-2006, 10:35 PM   #3 (permalink)
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He could be switching it up based on opponent. If your opponent is weak vs right handers and you can fight either or wouldn't you fight right handed? and vice versa.
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Old 08-07-2006, 10:44 PM   #4 (permalink)

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He's left handed.
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He could be switching it up based on opponent. If your opponent is weak vs right handers and you can fight either or wouldn't you fight right handed? and vice versa.

This may be true, but it's very rare do to this.
And the last guy he fought was a right hander... just seems odd he'd fight him right handed with his left down at his side the whole time. This strategy has shown to be a poor one in boxing, and switching to your less dominate side at 38 also seems odd.
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Old 08-07-2006, 10:47 PM   #6 (permalink)

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He is a southpaw, although the purpose of switching it up gives you more tools to confuse your oponent/make him prepare for more. Dunno what he was going for in his last fight though.

He is aging. Good luck to him though.
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Old 08-07-2006, 10:56 PM   #7 (permalink)

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In boxing there are some converted southpaws. Also there are southpaws who sometimes switch it up to mess with their opponents.
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