Best uppercut and Best uppercut landed in a fight

[quintonjacksonfan]

Tyson for best uppercut

Jersey Joe against Charles for best uppercut landed

[McGrain]

It's the one punch I think the heavyweights could claim to do better than anyone else.

I think Louis had the most perfect uppercut in that division. An he lands an absoltuley beautiful one on Bivins, that would be up there. Also, look to Liston on Patterson. My oh my.

Tyson is a good shout too.

[mexman]

Michael Spinks uppercut on Marvin Johnson was a nasty affair. Marvin never knew what hit him.

[Bummy Davis]

Jersey Joe Walcott (left hook/uppercut)

[Thread Stealer]

Michael Spinks uppercut on Marvin Johnson was a nasty affair. Marvin never knew what hit him.

That was my choice as best uppercut landed.

[Manassa]

Joe Louis

Benvenuti-Mazzinghi

[hobgoblin]

Foreman's uppercut on Joe Frazier was the greatest of all (1) it was landed on an all-time Joe Frazier (2) second to none in terms of power or leverage.

Walcott's uppercut, while impressive (especially how sneakily he landed it) - is not as devastating as Foreman's. The fact that it landed on Charles enhanced its look.

[DaveTheWave]

Lewis. Tyson. But the best single uppercut landed has to be Joe Louis vs Paulino Uzcudun... Louis said it was the single hardest punch he ever landed- I have it on tape- He supposedly drove Uzcudun's mouthpiece up through his upper lip. (fight-stopping knockout punch)

[rekcutnevets]

Ruddock's smash on Michael Dokes.

Mike Tyson, as far as best. It almost saved him against Douglas.

[tays001]

tyson. but i have to say the best one is kinda hard cuz ther ar so many to choose from

[ryanty22]

best uppercut i ever saw landed or thrown was in the golota-bowe II. the one where the Foul Pole landed three consecutive uppercuts to bowes coinpurse effectivly ending bowes career. thosee were the most vicious of shots

[Marnoff]

Foreman's uppercut on Joe Frazier was the greatest of all (1) it was landed on an all-time Joe Frazier (2) second to none in terms of power or leverage.

Walcott's uppercut, while impressive (especially how sneakily he landed it) - is not as devastating as Foreman's. The fact that it landed on Charles enhanced its look.

Well, isn't that your (1) point? Charles is an all-time great also, which makes what Walcott did all the more impressive, just like Foreman doing it to Frazier.

[Seamus]

Eric Morales had a beautiful uppercut throughout his rise and prime. I remember a fight- and perhaps someone can remind my aging brain which it was- where had a guy against the rope and ended matters with one right uppercut underneath his opponents left hook. It was a thing of pure beauty.

[Bad_Intentions]

that left hook/uppercut roy jones landed on montel griffin's chin was amazing.

[hobgoblin]

Well, isn't that your (1) point? Charles is an all-time great also, which makes what Walcott did all the more impressive, just like Foreman doing it to Frazier.

Many would hold Joe Frazier in considerably higher regard than Charles, among the heavyweights. More importantly, Charles did not have a particularly good chin whereas Frazier, while he did not have the best chin, did have a pretty good one. Only two fighters ever stopped him. No doubt - KO'ing Joe Frazier is much more impressive than Charles in terms of chin.

I'm not a big fan of the "oh he weighed only 215 lb whereas so and so weighed 600 lb and would crush him". However, you NEVER hear someone accuse Joe Frazier of being a "blown up" cruiserweight (even though the numbers are negligibly different). Joe Frazier is frequently found in the top 10 list (where he belongs) or just outside whereas Charles is rarely included in anyone's top 10 list among heavyweights. I think the uppercut against Frazier is more impressive. To do what Foreman did to Frazier - I have never seen a greater domination of a great fighter (except Hearns-Duran but this is completely unfair in terms of weight class). I do admit though - I'm probably grossly underestimating how much Joe Frazier lost after the FOTC.

Just my $0.02

[Fab2333]

Roy Jones vs Montell Griffin II.
That uppercut was damn near amazing.

[jyuza]

Lewis on Vitali's chin. Monstruous shot.

[Duodenum]

But the best single uppercut landed has to be Joe Louis vs Paulino Uzcudun... Louis said it was the single hardest punch he ever landed- I have it on tape- He supposedly drove Uzcudun's mouthpiece up through his upper lip. (fight-stopping knockout punch)I second this. Referee Arthur Donovan also stated that this was the hardest single punch he ever saw. (Louis said he couldn't believe it when Paulino got up.)

When Jack Johnson uppercut Stan Ketchel into dreamland, you can see Johnson brushing Ketchel's teeth out of his glove as he regains his feet.

Larry Holmes produced three clearly highlight reel punches during his career. The one punch kayo to Evangelista's neck, the jab which took out Ocasio, and the utterly massive right uppercut which dropped Mike Weaver like a cadaver, and left him so severely shaken that the ensuing 60 second rest period was insufficient time for him to recover.

The right uppercut off the ropes which Jack Dempsey wiped out Firpo with. Luis had been following the then standard South American protocol of going down after a hard punch to evade further punishment, so he was hitting the deck virtually every time Jack was nailing him cleanly. Dempsey was going to need to drop him for the full count with a single punch to get Firpo outta there. The right uppercut Jack bombed Luis with, as Dempsey had his own back to the ropes in round two was his ticket out of the Polo Grounds with the title intact.

If you want an example of a right handed boxer with a superb left uppercut, Lou Ambers had a uniquely good one, a punch he could actually utilize like a jab, doubling and even tripling up on it. Alexis Arguello also had a fine lead left uppercut which could split an opponent's defense cleanly (as Alex could indeed do with any of his punches).

Wilfredo Gomez was one of the very few boxers of his era who could uppercut effectively with both hands at a world class level.

Jess Willard killed Bull Young with his uppercut.

The right uppercut off the ropes that Mike Spinks blasted Jerry Celestine senseless with looked even more devastating to me than the one Tyson leveled Marvis Frazier with, moreso because Celestine wasn't pinned in a corner, or against the ropes, but was standing in mid-ring when the shot went off. (And even on television, it sounded like a gunshot. The camera angle for capturing it was perfect.)

[JohnThomas1]

Michael Spinks uppercut on Marvin Johnson was a nasty affair. Marvin never knew what hit him.
Sounded like a shotgun blast

:good

[Bummy Davis]

Walcott/Charles and Ruddock/Dokes upperhook cut

[achillesthegreat]

Lennox Lewis left and right uppercuts were neck breakers.

[jyuza]

Lennox Lewis left and right uppercuts were neck breakers.

I already found that one, go figure out another one :hey

[Luigi1985]

Joe Louis

Benvenuti-Mazzinghi


That´s a great choice, not the well-known choice (for example Walcott´s uppercut against Charles), did you see the whole fight, Manassa?

[Manassa]

That´s a great choice, not the well-known choice (for example Walcott´s uppercut against Charles), did you see the whole fight, Manassa?

Unfortunately not, only the knockout. It was one to remember though.

[Luigi1985]

Unfortunately not, only the knockout. It was one to remember though.


Yeah, what a bomb that was! Benvenuti definitely had underrated one- punch- power...

[Denny Cruser]

I already found that one, go figure out another one :hey
Mike Tyson was Koed by combination left uppercut - right cross. Morrison was KD by comb right uppercut to the body - right uppercut to the chin. Grant was destroyed by uppercuts. J. Fortune was KOd by 4 or 5 uppercuts in a row etc.
ps thats all about Lewis

[AREA 53]

For Me its got to be Saad Muhammed's Left Uppercut which almost took Lottie Mwale's Head off ! its a Miracle that Lottie's head did not end up in the 5th Row !

[Thread Stealer]

Mike Tyson was Koed by combination left uppercut - right cross. Morrison was KD by comb right uppercut to the body - right uppercut to the chin. Grant was destroyed by uppercuts. J. Fortune was KOd by 4 or 5 uppercuts in a row etc.
ps thats all about Lewis

The left uppercut, straight right dropped Mike (or at least made Cotton call it a KD), but the final punch was a bit of a looping right hand followed by a push. Lewis made Tyson leary in round 2 with a few right uppercuts, and landed a good short left UC early in round 1.

Lewis also used the uppercut well (helped in part by his hit and hold tactic) against Holyfield, Bruno, Mohawk, and Vitali.

[achillesthegreat]

I already found that one, go figure out another one :hey
:(

[Brighton bomber]

The best uppercut or at least the most visually dramatic uppercut I have ever seen was Mauricio Pastana's against Everisto Primero. Primero's entire upperbody was whipped back from his slightly hunched position and was nailed to the canvas. How on earth he ever got up I will never know.

[Jear]

Douglas landed some superb uppercuts on Tyson in Tokyo.

[josak]

Mike Tyson's uppercuts on Jesse Ferguson, Buster Douglas and Jose Ribalta are worth mentioning.

[mcvey]

Tyson for best uppercut

Jersey Joe against Charles for best uppercut landed
Johnson,Holmes Louis,Robinson ,all masters of this punch.

[CANNONBALL]

Foremans Left Uppercut That Starched Cooney For The Fight Ender In Round 2 Was An Awesome Shot. The Follow Up Right Hand Was Not Really Needed But Better To Make I Guess

[Stewbear]

Lewis against Grant
and Nelson left uppercut against someone i cant remember ¬¬

[JohnThomas1]

Johnson,Holmes Louis,Robinson ,all masters of this punch.

Tho not a finishing punch outright, i loved the Holmes uppercut on Weaver that turned a tough fight totally around.

[JohnThomas1]

Lewis against Grant
and Nelson left uppercut against someone i cant remember ¬¬
Cowdell i think.

[Robbi]

Cowdell i think.

Yeah, I think that was a half hook/uppercut. Another one where the kid looked liked he had been shot with a double barrell

[Duodenum]

Tho not a finishing punch outright, i loved the Holmes uppercut on Weaver that turned a tough fight totally around.The two things that blow my mind about that punch were:

A) How on earth did Weaver get up from that?

B) How devastating was that shot, that Mike couldn't recover during the rest period between rounds?

The two best punches of Larry's career were the right hand kayo of Evangelista, and that uppercut on Weaver. (Whenever Holmes passes on, news organizations ought to include those two clips with that announcement. The way Holmes is going though, that might be a very long time in coming indeed.)

[JohnThomas1]

The two things that blow my mind about that punch were:

A) How on earth did Weaver get up from that?


To be fair Holmes was never a homerun hitter, tho this uppercut was as good as it gets for him. Sweet punch.

B) How devastating was that shot, that Mike couldn't recover during the rest period between rounds?

I think Weaver had given his absolute all up to this point and had nothing left. Larry stopped a lot of tough guys thru accumulation that had never been stopped before. He was a bit like Marvin in this regard, and 15 rounds with either was a very long time indeed.

The two best punches of Larry's career were the right hand kayo of Evangelista, and that uppercut on Weaver. (Whenever Holmes passes on, news organizations ought to include those two clips with that announcement. The way Holmes is going though, that might be a very long time in coming indeed.)

Larry is indeed going well, good to see him so sharp even after fighting into a latter age. It was the one thing that worried him most, not retiring at the right time and ending up punchdrunk. One count came true, but certainly not the other.