Which fighter had the best upper cut?

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  1. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Juan Manuel Marquez and Lennox Lewis come to mind.
     
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  2. TipNom

    TipNom Active Member Full Member

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    Sandy Saddler utilised his uppercut to tremendous effect on the inside
     
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  3. drenlou

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    Zab Judah had a wicked uppercut, it was probably his best punch.
     
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  5. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    George Foreman's uppercut was lethal.

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  6. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Ask Edwin Rosario about Julio Cesar Chavez and uppercuts. James Toney was very effective with that punch as well.
    My personal pick for the best uppercut is the guy that hit me on the nose with one in 1985; I think of him every time I try to take a deep breath through my nose.
     
  7. ikrasevic

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  8. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Alexis Arguello anyone?
    Perfect technique / outstanding power
    either hand....
     
  9. Romero

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    Jack Johnson used his very frequently it was his signature punch. Everyone should throw them more often now. Squarer stances.
     
  10. Flash24

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    On uppercuts, got give a little love to Aaron Pryor.
    With His all action style it's hard to see exactly what he's doing.
    But he also had viscous uppercuts either hand.
    Including one of the rarest and best combinations that ended with the uppercut I've seen.
    I think it was the Valdez fight. Pryor was in the middle of one of his attacks when he nailed Valdez with an over hand right, with in a split second of landing the right hand, he bolo's the punch and landed a perfect right uppercut.
    I've never seen that done before or since.
    Pryor is a extremely underrated fighter by some.
    Another action fighter great with uppercuts was "Homicide " Henry Armstrong!!
     
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  11. Melankomas

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  12. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Good mentions. Ill add Joe Louis.
    Also for active fighters Sebastian Fundora has a wicked uppercut.
     
  13. salsanchezfan

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    Marvin Johnson threw multiple uppercuts in combination. He was kind of primitive in offense, but those were nasty.
     
  14. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Absolutely
     
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