Whew. Ok. Well since Rilla is not a real-life boxer it is easy to make mistakes. A southpaw or left-hand dominate boxing stance is where the right hand and right foot are lead. The jabs come from the right hand. Rilla stated he was in a southpaw stance.
The stance Rilla takes is a normal, orthodox boxing stance. But based on Rilla’s stated stance, southpaw, he could not reasonably jab with his left hand. This is not a knock on Rilla, I have known him a long time and I respect him as a fighter. But when it comes to using realism, in this case boxing stances, without proper knowledge you simply write incorrectly. If I were an elite jackass I could have quickly ended the fight based on what Rilla wrote with little or no chance for him to defend himself.
With the tournament coming up I want everyone entering to be at their best. Something as simple as Rilla’s stance mistake could cost you a match.
Skall
Different from his normal fights, he immediately adopted an outfighter stance. His left hand extended outward and his right up towards his face, the crowd realized the man was adopting the southpaw style. T'Mass was naturally a right handed boxer, which led to a two piece right-right combo to finish off his opponents. He stepped his left foot out, and dashed towards his opponent, though his movement was cut short.
The sounds of two left handed shots connecting resounded in the stadium! Both men started with jabs. Tre'Yan gazed at his opponent, and nodded. While the jab was an opening gambit, it had some heat behind it and could have very well broken a lesser fighter's hand.
Jake moved to his own right, prompting T'Mass to move to his own. Almost immediately, he sent out a flashing two piece left hand only combo. With his second, he let his lead foot, the left slide forward just a half inch, giving him that much more reach. He didn't expect either to land, but hopefully the power behind each would be enough to knock Jake off balance. Should that succeed, his right foot would slide to accommodate his left, as T'Mass was aiming to get in position to utilize his right hand.
The stance Rilla takes is a normal, orthodox boxing stance. But based on Rilla’s stated stance, southpaw, he could not reasonably jab with his left hand. This is not a knock on Rilla, I have known him a long time and I respect him as a fighter. But when it comes to using realism, in this case boxing stances, without proper knowledge you simply write incorrectly. If I were an elite jackass I could have quickly ended the fight based on what Rilla wrote with little or no chance for him to defend himself.
With the tournament coming up I want everyone entering to be at their best. Something as simple as Rilla’s stance mistake could cost you a match.
Skall
