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This study suggests 25% among top-rate boxers: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286024810_The_influence_of_the_boxing_stance_on_performance_in_professio

by n4r9 2y ago

This study suggests 25% among top-rate boxers: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286024810_The_influence_of_the_boxing_stance_on_performance_in_professional_boxers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286024810_The_influ... Which is still higher than average, and around the level seen in more violent societies. I think it makes sense that it wouldn't get up to 50% since you're sampling from a smaller pool in the first place.

giraffe_lady 2y ago
They're also conflating stance and handedness, which may make sense in boxing I don't know much about that sport. But in judo for example there are other factors in stance choice and only about half of left handers mainly use the "left handed" stance, and plenty of right handers prefer it also. Overall probably just really hard to get good universal data on this. I'm curious about fencing though. Another sport I don't know much about.