I looked up "bolo punch" in Wikipedia, read the article, and even watched the videos at the bottom under External Links. It kind of looks like a punch between a hook and an uppercut. I'm assuming also that the target is the head, and specifically the chin. My question is, how is it different from a hook??? It looks like the fist is faced with palm down (like a straight punch) whereas a hook the fist is faced sideways. Also, the shoulder and the body are not committed into the bolo punch as compared to a standard hook, and the whole arm does not seem to follow the trajectory of the fist as in a hook. The punch also seems to be thrown from a low position (near the waist) to a higher position (at the opponent's head) similar to an uppercut. Lastly, the punch seems to be thrown only from your lead hand as in a jab. My second question is what is the advantage of this punch, and when is it best utilized??? Thanks. :thumbsup
Here's the article from Wikipedia. Scroll down to the bottom of the article, and click on the two links under the section entitled External Links. [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_punch[/ame]
It was Kid Gavilan that made the Bolo Punch popular. He claimed that the punch mimicked the movement of cutting sugar cane on the Cuban plantations. It's flashy,and attention getting , but it seldom has knockout power because a looping punch doesn't quite get the leverage of a short punch. But it was still effective in setting up follow up shots , and certainly was noticed by the judges.
Thanks everyone for responding, and especially for the video on Kid Gavilan by Joser. Gavilan seemed to use it a lot. Well if it works it works, and it won him championships. Cool unique punch that doesn't get used more often these days.
Here is actually the history of Bolo Punch. "Ceferino Garcia (August 26, 1906 — January 1, 1981) was a champion boxer born in Naval, Biliran, Philippines. His number of victories are the most ever achieved by a Philippine boxer. He's also the only boxer from the Philippines ever to become world champion at middleweight. He was managed, during the final years of his career by George Parnassus. This content is protected Though a Filipino boxer named Macario Flores was reported to be using the punch in 1924."
Its a dangerous punch to throw, cuz you leave yourself open for a straight right counter shot by your opponent........ Buster Douglas basically ****ed up in 1990 against Holy by launching that long uppercut from outside the pocket that missed, and Holy came in with the right to KO a whipped Douglas in round 3.... MR.BILL