<P> While rare, the reverse is also true for left - handers; left - hand dominant fighters like Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto who fight from an orthodox stance give up the so - called "southpaw advantage" strategically, but are gifted with heavier lead hands . Consequently, in MMA if one stands in a southpaw stance (strongside forward), one must train one's cross and left low kick to make it fast, hard and dangerous . </P> <P> Though many claim that the term originated due to the orientation of baseball playing fields in order to keep the sun out of the players' eyes and the resulting alignment of a left - handed pitcher's throwing arm, the term had been used decades prior to that to indicate "not - usual". </P> <P> Boxing: Manny Pacquiao, Marvin Hagler, Hector Camacho, Pernell Whitaker, Joe Calzaghe, Vicente Saldivar, Tiger Flowers, Young Corbett III, Gabriel Elorde, Sergio Martínez, Ivan Calderon, Freddie Miller Victor Ortiz, Sultan Ibragimov, Naseem Hamed, Lucian Bute, Ippo Makunouchi </P> <P> Muay Thai / Kickboxing / K - 1: Mirko Filipovic, Saenchai, Giorgio Petrosyan Raymond Daniels </P>

Where did the term southpaw come from in boxing