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  • n  a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)

  • Braddock, pinned momentarily against the ropes, caught Louis with a short right uppercut that knocked his opponent off his feet.
  • And his captions have the impact of an uppercut.
  • A savage uppercut separated Moreno from his mouthpiece with such violence that third-row fans caught the spray.
News & Articles

  • Manager: Eye Poke Ended Pat Barry's Night at UFC 161, Not a Knockout
    Saturday night at UFC 161 did not end the way Pat Barry had hoped, with the heavyweight fighter falling to his friend Shawn Jordan by TKO in the first round. The loss moved Barry's record to 2-2 over his last four fights, but the loss is now attached to a little bit of controversy after some replays of the video surfaced. The initial camera view of Jordan's uppercuts that rattled Barry and ...
    June 17, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Galt’s Kari Salinas pulls no punches in her fight against leukemia
    Kari Salinas, 19, throws an uppercut into a mitt worn by her trainer, Terry Morgan, on Friday, June 7, 2013. Salinas, who was diagnosed with cancer on April 1 and given four weeks to live, has continued training through her battle with cancer and says she will begin training again after she recovers from a transplant.
    June 15, 2013 - Lodi News-Sentinel
Quotes

  • Shane Mosley in Setanta Sports
    Mayorga is a tough fighter, he took some good shots,Mosley said. "But I wore him down. He was a lot heavier than me. He put on at least 10 pounds. I caught him with the side of my right hand and an uppercut, so I knew I hurt him and he got...
  • Kermit Cintron in 940 News
    My hands were up high and he hit me with an uppercut and I couldn't breathe,said Cintron, 29-2. "I should have tried to box more and stayed on the outside, but I wanted to prove something."
  • Russell Martin in USA Today
    It sounded like he got hit with a Mike Tyson uppercut,said Martin, who won his first Gold Glove last season. "I was just hoping he was all right. That ball hit him square in the mask. He probably got a concussion. I was just hoping that he...

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