This is a list of southpaw stance boxers. 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. The corresponding designation for a right-handed boxer is orthodox, and is generally a mirror-image of the southpaw stance.
Name
|
Year of birth
|
Year of death
|
Country of birth
|
Weight class
|
References
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William Abelyan
|
1978
|
|
Armenia
|
featherweight
|
[1]
|
Ilyas Abbadi
|
1992
|
|
Algeria
|
welterweight, middleweight
|
|
Khariton Agrba
|
|
|
Russia
|
light welterweight, welterweight
|
|
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
|
1994
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
super bantamweight
|
[2]
|
Aarón Alameda
|
1993
|
|
Mexico
|
super bantamweight
|
[3]
|
Wilson Alcorro
|
1974
|
|
Colombia
|
light welterweight, lightweight, super featherweight, featherweight
|
[4]
|
Mourad Aliev
|
1995
|
|
Russia
|
super heavyweight
|
[5]
|
Lennox Allen
|
1985
|
|
Guyana
|
super middleweight
|
[6]
|
Mikhail Aloyan
|
1988
|
|
Russia
|
super flyweight, bantamweight
|
[7]
|
Czar Amonsot
|
1985
|
|
Philippines
|
light welterweight, lightweight, super featherweight, featherweight
|
[8]
|
Demetrius Andrade
|
1988
|
|
United States
|
light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight
|
[9]
|
Dave Apolinario
|
1999
|
|
Philippines
|
flyweight
|
[10]
|
Chad Aquino
|
1982
|
|
United States
|
welterweight
|
[11]
|
Nihito Arakawa
|
1981
|
|
Japan
|
lightweight
|
[12]
|
Christian Araneta
|
1995
|
|
Philippines
|
light flyweight
|
[13]
|
Bruno Arcari
|
1942
|
|
Italy
|
light welterweight
|
[14]
|
Mike Arnaoutis
|
1979
|
|
Greece
|
light welterweight, welterweight
|
[15]
|
McJoe Arroyo
|
1985
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
super flyweight
|
[16]
|
Firat Arslan
|
1970
|
|
Germany
|
cruiserweight
|
[17]
|
Karriss Artingstall
|
1994
|
|
United Kingdom
|
featherweight
|
[18]
|
Rommel Asenjo
|
1988
|
|
Philippines
|
mini flyweight, light flyweight, flyweight
|
[19]
|
Alicia Ashley
|
1967
|
|
United States
|
super flyweight, bantamweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight
|
[20]
|
Brahim Asloum[a]
|
1979
|
|
France
|
light flyweight, flyweight
|
[21]
|
Tim Austin
|
1971
|
|
United States
|
bantamweight
|
[22]
|
Paulie Ayala
|
1970
|
|
United States
|
bantamweight, super bantamweight, featherweight
|
[23]
|
Carl Baker
|
1982
|
|
United Kingdom
|
heavyweight
|
[24]
|
Károly Balzsay
|
1979
|
|
Hungary
|
super middleweight
|
[25]
|
A. J. Banal
|
1988
|
|
Philippines
|
super bantamweight, bantamweight, super flyweight
|
[26]
|
Paul Banke
|
1964
|
|
United States
|
super bantamweight
|
[27]
|
Kelcie Banks
|
1965
|
|
United States
|
featherweight
|
[28]
|
Carlos Barreto
|
1976
|
1999
|
Venezuela
|
super bantamweight
|
[29]
|
Ismael Barroso
|
1983
|
|
Venezuela
|
lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight
|
[30]
|
Bert Batawang
|
1971
|
|
Philippines
|
light flyweight
|
[31]
|
Markus Beyer
|
1971
|
2018
|
Germany
|
light middleweight, super middleweight
|
[32]
|
Jack Bodell
|
1940
|
2016
|
UK
|
light heavyweight, heavyweight
|
[33]
|
Lucian Bute
|
1980
|
|
Romania
|
super middleweight, light heavyweight
|
[34]
|
Chris Byrd
|
1970
|
|
United States
|
light heavyweight, heavyweight
|
[32]
|
Joe Calzaghe
|
1972
|
|
Wales
|
super middleweight, light heavyweight
|
|
Héctor Camacho
|
1962
|
2012
|
Puerto Rico
|
middleweight
|
|
Michael Carruth
|
1967
|
|
Ireland
|
light middleweight
|
|
Jack Catterall
|
1993
|
|
England
|
light-welterweight, welterweight
|
[35]
|
Ruslan Chagaev
|
1978
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
heavyweight
|
|
Rakhim Chakhkiyev
|
1983
|
|
Russia
|
cruiserweight
|
|
Mark Chamberlain
|
1999
|
|
England
|
middleweight
|
[36]
|
Luis Collazo
|
1981
|
|
United States
|
welterweight
|
Young Corbett III
|
1905
|
1993
|
United States
|
welterweight, middleweight
|
[37]
|
Brandon Daord
|
1997
|
|
England
|
super-flyweight, flyweight
|
[38]
|
Gervonta Davis
|
1994
|
|
United States
|
super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight
|
|
James Degale
|
1986
|
|
United Kingdom
|
super middleweight
|
|
Tyler Denny
|
1991
|
|
England
|
middleweight
|
[39]
|
Jazza Dickens
|
1991
|
|
England
|
Super-bantamweight, featherweight, super-featherweight
|
[40]
|
Freddie Gilroy
|
1936
|
2016
|
Ireland
|
bantamweight
|
|
Robert Guerrero
|
1983
|
|
United States
|
welterweight
|
|
Marvin Hagler
|
1954
|
2021
|
United States
|
middleweight
|
[41]
|
Naseem Hamed
|
1974
|
|
England
|
featherweight, super bantamweight, bantamweight
|
|
Audley Harrison
|
1971
|
|
England
|
heavyweight
|
|
John Hedges
|
2002
|
|
England
|
cruiserweight
|
[42]
|
Joe Hipp
|
1962
|
|
United States
|
heavyweight
|
|
Reggie Johnson
|
1966
|
|
United States
|
middleweight, light heavyweight
|
[41]
|
Zab Judah
|
1977
|
|
United States
|
light welterweight, welterweight, super welterweight
|
|
Yuko Kuroki
|
1991
|
|
Japan
|
atomweight, mini-flyweight
|
[43]
|
Erislandy Lara
|
1983
|
|
Cuba
|
light middleweight
|
|
Denis Lebedev
|
1979
|
|
Russia
|
cruiserweight
|
|
Andy Lee
|
1984
|
|
Ireland
|
middleweight
|
|
Jennifer Lehane
|
1998
|
|
Ireland
|
bantamweight
|
[44]
|
Daniel Ponce de León
|
1980
|
|
Mexico
|
super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight
|
|
Rafael Limón
|
1954
|
|
Mexico
|
super featherweight
|
[41]
|
Vasyl Lomachenko
|
1988
|
|
Ukraine
|
featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight
|
|
Brian Magee
|
1975
|
|
Ireland
|
super middleweight
|
|
Sergio Martínez
|
1975
|
|
Argentina
|
middleweight
|
|
Henry Maske
|
1964
|
|
Germany
|
light heavyweight
|
Seán McComb
|
1992
|
|
Ireland
|
light welterweight
|
[45]
|
Conor McGregor
|
1988
|
|
Ireland
|
light middleweight
|
|
Peter McGrail
|
1996
|
|
England
|
super-bantamweight
|
[46]
|
Freddie Miller
|
1911
|
1962
|
United States
|
featherweight
|
[41]
|
Sharmba Mitchell
|
1970
|
|
United States
|
light welterweight
|
|
Michael Moorer
|
1967
|
|
United States
|
heavyweight
|
|
Skye Nicolson
|
1995
|
|
Australia
|
featherweight
|
[47]
|
Luis Ortiz
|
1979
|
|
Cuba
|
heavyweight
|
|
Victor Ortiz
|
1987
|
|
United States
|
welterweight, light welterweight
|
|
Manny Pacquiao
|
1978
|
|
Philippines
|
light flyweight, flyweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, super welterweight
|
[48]
|
László Papp
|
1926
|
2003
|
Hungary
|
middleweight
|
|
Jackie Paterson
|
1920
|
1966
|
Scotland
|
flyweight, bantamweight
|
[41]
|
Jimmy Sains
|
2000
|
|
England
|
middleweight
|
[49]
|
Corrie Sanders
|
1966
|
2012
|
South Africa
|
heavyweight
|
|
Billy Joe Saunders
|
1989
|
|
United Kingdom
|
middleweight, super middleweight
|
|
Errol Spence Jr.
|
1990
|
|
United States
|
welterweight
|
|
Adonis Stevenson
|
1977
|
|
Haiti
|
super middleweight, light heavyweight
|
[50]
|
Carly Skelly
|
1986
|
|
England
|
bantamweight, super-bantamweight
|
[51]
|
Josh Taylor
|
1991
|
|
Scotland
|
light welterweight
|
|
Shakiel Thompson
|
1997
|
|
England
|
middleweight
|
[52]
|
Constantin Ursu
|
2000
|
|
Romania
|
welterweight
|
[53]
|
Oleksandr Usyk
|
1987
|
|
Ukraine
|
cruiserweight, heavyweight
|
|
Edwin Valero
|
1981
|
2010
|
Venezuela
|
lightweight, super featherweight
|
|
Ben Vaughan
|
1999
|
|
England
|
welterweight
|
[54]
|
Giorgio Visioli
|
2003
|
|
England
|
super-featherweight, lightweight
|
[55]
|
Gerome Warburton
|
1995
|
|
Wales
|
middleweight
|
[56]
|
Pernell Whitaker
|
1964
|
2019
|
United States
|
lightweight, welterweight
|
[41]
|
Sumire Yamanaka
|
2001
|
|
Japan
|
atomweight
|
[57]
|
Ivan Zucco
|
1995
|
|
Italy
|
super-middleweight
|
[58]
|
Notes
- ^ Switch hitter, also boxes orthodox
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