Did you know that Manny Pacquiao is ambidextrous?

During an interview, Mario Lopez noticed Manny Pacquiao shooting darts with his right hands. Mario asked him about it. Manny said he's ambidextrous, afterwards shooting darts with his left hands. Pacquiao plays basketball, billiards, and flipping butterfly knife, equally adept in using either hands.

Ambidexterity is the state of being equally adept in the use of both right and left. Although people that are born ambidextrous are extremely rare, they may still gravitate towards performing certain types of tasks with a specific hand.

Jack Dempsey of course is one of the most famous ambidextrous boxers. Jim Lampley, as well as some writers, was right to compare Pacquaio to Dempsey.

I've seen Dempsey moves used by Pacquiao in reverse. The double shift southpaw stance of right jab, followed by a long straight left, with his left leg following, which makes it seem like he extended himself too far, that is like he's out of position. However, this is actually a switch to an orthodox position, with another straight right following up very fast, so fast indeed that it looks like a blur to the naked eye.

5 comments :

  1. Anonymous ( January 20, 2009 at 5:18 PM )

    i am ambidextrous too!

    Jerky ( January 25, 2009 at 11:16 PM )

    me too!

    Anonymous ( January 30, 2009 at 4:12 AM )

    me also..

    Anonymous ( August 12, 2009 at 3:16 AM )

    me too! i love it

    Anonymous ( June 11, 2012 at 4:39 PM )

    me as well!

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