What is a "bolo punch"?

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  1. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    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
     
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  2. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    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]
     
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  3. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You spin your arm around and then launch a uppercut sort of deal upwards.
     
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  4. MonsterX

    MonsterX Active Member Full Member

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    Kind of Popeye punch ;)
     
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  5. Devintea

    Devintea Active Member Full Member

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    Good "Sugar Ray Robinson and Kid Gavilan" They are the best at it!
     
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  6. Boxmaster

    Boxmaster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr knocked out Montell Griffin in their second fight with a bolo punch.
     
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  7. FlatNose

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    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.
     
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  8. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    It's pretty much like a donkey punch but legal.
     
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  9. Joser

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzgfp_Hz0gw[/ame]
     
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  10. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    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.
     
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  11. pejevan

    pejevan inmate No. 1363917 Full Member

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    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.
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    Though a Filipino boxer named Macario Flores was reported to be using the punch in 1924."
     
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  12. DeanoFlash

    DeanoFlash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hookercut
     
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  13. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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....

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