UPPERCUT- The Forgotten punch

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  1. FINITO

    FINITO Boxing Junkie banned

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    When I look at the fighters from the Golden era, alot of them used the uppercut regularly and with effectiveness. The uppercut was the forte for many many fighter. But u look at the fighters today and only a very few of them can use this punch effectively.. Fighters such as Marquez, Judah, Morales are a few who knows how to utilize the uppercut..

    Is it out of fear of being countered??? SO many fighters nowadays have limited amount of weapons in their arsenal.. Take Wlad for example.. His main punches are the jab, straight right, and the occasional left hook and that's probably why people find him boring... I love fighters who mix up their punches and that are effective with it... YES IM TALKING ABOUT MARQUEZ.. and even Nonito Donaire...

    Thoughts?
     
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  2. Kaki

    Kaki Guest

    vernon forrest threw nice uppercuts
     
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  3. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    JMM and Vic have the best uppercuts in boxing right now.
     
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  4. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    Berto's upper is fierce.
     
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  5. gottagivafight

    gottagivafight When you least expect it, expect it!!! banned Full Member

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    That's about the truth.
     
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  6. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    Yeah and Bertos is sick too. I dont know why PPL dont throw that much anymore, to me its the most devasting punch you can throw
     
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  7. FINITO

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    Berto's uppercut is wild and primitive..

    Anybody can throw an uppercut but the question is whether they can land it flush or not.. It's about distance and timing and berto doesnt know how to calculate that.. He just kind of throws it out there..
     
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  8. radab

    radab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thoughts?

    Well Marquez is God

    and the uppercut is my favourite punch. A uppercut KO looks devastating and sick. Calzaghe was memorably nailed by a few uppercuts in the Kessler and Jones fights

    If the uppercut was a football move, it would be the overhead kick
     
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  9. bringitondown

    bringitondown Member Full Member

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    He does manage to get a nice spray from his opponents' heads though... it's a thing of beauty ;)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dERgTBonUKw

    I loved Tyson's combination of right hook to the body followed up by a right uppercut, it was absolutely destructive.
     
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  10. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    I dont know Finto, it seems to me Berto lands 80% of his uppercuts. PPL just cant take those, and the 1 he threw against Rodriguez was crazy. thats why I always gave him a shot against Cotto because Cotto eats uppercuts for lunch and dinner!!
     
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  11. ThePlugInBabies

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    the uppercuts kessler landed on calzaghe were brutal.
     
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  12. Ringnut

    Ringnut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marquez's uppercut is incredible. Especially considering that he's not that fast so he relies on a great sense of distance and timing.

    Yeah, it is weird that it isn't used so much. Especially when they hurt their opponents and their opponents sort of duck or lower their heads, it would seem like a great opportunity to finish with an uppercut but it doesn't seem to happen.
     
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  13. Kampioni

    Kampioni Good Boy Full Member

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    As of now JMM has the sickest uppercut. Berto's uppercut aint hurting anybody.
     
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  14. Piffer

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  15. TommyV

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    Was going to mention him. He uses it all the time and even jumps in and leads with it.
     
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