Corbett's Uppercut

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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  2. Reason123

    Reason123 Not here for the science fiction. Full Member

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  3. Red Revolving Pepperman

    Red Revolving Pepperman New Member Full Member

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    The rock-'em, sock-'em oafs in the Corbett/McCoy clip always put a smile on my face.

    Please explain how what Corbett's doing in that clip resembles Roach's description of an uppercut.
     
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  4. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think there's a pretty clear left hook thrown in this.
     
  5. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    If any film needed slow-mo, it's Edwards and the Unknown. (Which, frustratingly, doesn't say which is which. They both look like an older Edwards conceivably might look.)

    For what it's worth, I don't think there are hooks in Edwards's book. What time stamp are you referring to on this one?
     
  6. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Yeah, you can slow it down on YouTube luckilly though it makes it a slideshow. Pretty impressive for a 50 year old.

    Isn't it only a partial film that exists? It's maybe more clear in the full thing. Still annoying, they look pretty similar, and I don't even think they are wearing anything to show which is which.

    It's at 3 seconds, right after the one facing the camera ducks he throws it when he comes back up. I think there may be others, but it's hard to make out.
     
  7. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Cool. I never knew you could slow down Youtube videos. I feel very silly right now.

    That might be a lead left that he terminated when he realized it wasn't going to hit. He does throw his left lead in a way that looks almost hook-like in one of the woodcuts in his book. Of so, we might have found which one is Edwards.
     
  8. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think it's something fairly recently added.

    I think the one ducking is probably Edwards, just looks a bit more skilled etc. and the way he shoves him away at the end.
    The punch he ducks at around 2 seconds is also a left hook, but a bit of a thump, but I think some of that is trying to hit him when he ducks downs.