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The uppercut (sometimes also referred to as the upper), is a punch used in boxing that usually aims at the opponent's chin. It is, along with the hook, one of the two main punches that count in the statistics as power punches. Image File history File links Lead_hand_uppercut. ...
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Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left) versus Rafael OrtÃz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a...
A hook is a punch in boxing. ...
Uppercuts are useful when thrown at close range, because they are considered to cause more damage when at close range. On the other hand, it is likely that a boxer would miss if the uppercut is thrown when the opponents are apart. Uppercuts usually do more damage when landed to the chin, but they can also cause damage when thrown to the body (particularly the solar plexus) or when landing on the nose or eyes. The solar plexus, also known as the celiac plexus, plexus cœliacus or plexus solaris, is an autonomous cluster of nerve cells (see Plexus) in the human body behind the stomach and below the diaphragm near the celiac artery in the abdominal cavity. ...
As far as the punch's movement, the name says it all: the punch usually initiates from the attacker's belly, making an upward motion that resembles a pirate's hook in shape, before landing on the opponent's face or body. In a conventional boxing combination, it is the second punch thrown, after the jab, but it can either initiate or finish a combination. A jab A jab is one of the four main punches used in boxing, the three others being the uppercut, the hook and the cross . ...
When performing an uppercut, stay close to the target. If the punch is thrown from the outside, the opponent will be able to easily detect that the punch is coming and counter with an effective straight punch. An uppercut from the outside also loses some of its power because the arm is no longer bent at the elbow and cannot effectively transfer the total body’s force in the upward movement.[1]
Boxers famous for their uppercuts include Dutch Sam, Joe Louis, Wilfredo Gómez, Julio César Chávez, Mike Tyson, and Ruben Olivares. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 14 (sources differ), 1914 – April 13, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who is generally regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxing champion. ...
Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. ...
For this mans son, also a boxer, see Julio César Chávez, Jr. ...
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Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality. ...
Kimbo Slice, a bareknuckle boxer, in one of his famous internet videos throws a solid textbook uppercut to his opponent "Big Mac" ending the fight shortly after. Also in his fight against "Rasta" he lands a hard uppercut that causes his opponent to start bleeding from his eye socket. Kimbo(Kevin Ferguson)Slice (born c. ...
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