- What's a southpaw?
- A southpaw means you're left-handed. And a southpaw throws your timing off, you see.
6 seconds sound clip from the Rocky (1976) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:41:53.376 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You're a pretty good skater, are you?
- Hey, I ain't cryin' about it, 'cause I still fight. I kinda do it like a hobby.
- I tell you what the trouble is... I'm a southpaw.
- A southpaw means you're left-handed. And a southpaw throws your timing off, you see.
- Other guys it throws their timing off, makes them look awkward. Nobody wants to look awkward.
- I don't know. Things probably worked out for the best, don't you think?
- Never got a chance, though, because you're left-handed, huh?
- Well, that's absolutely true, you know. Watch out.
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