uppercut
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He was sensationally rocked by a huge uppercut from underdog Prenga in the opening round, and then hit the canvas again later in the round.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Though the Knicks were repeatedly knocked down through two quarters, they got back up and ultimately delivered a game-winning uppercut on a tip-in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
Usyk responded with a sharp double uppercut in the second, but Verhoeven absorbed it well and fired back with two right hands of his own.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
His late-life boxing fame began three years ago when his son Paul made a video in which he said to Frank: "Show me how to throw an uppercut".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
Somewhere Alfred found a little extra strength, he reached all the way down for it, and the next time the red glove missed he threw his weight behind a short right uppercut.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
Cameron took her foot off the gas in the second half of the contest but did finish with a flourish - engaging in the 10th to stamp her authority with some stinging hooks and uppercuts.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
It’s no Rumble in the Jungle, but watch out for the uppercuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
One after the other, the girls trained with Ayub, shifting from right to left jabs, hooks and uppercuts at his command.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass, not known as a public brawler until recently, is ducking punches and throwing her own jabs and uppercuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
I know—crazy, but I really do swing at the water, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, pretending that the splash is the sweat spraying off somebody.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
For the first four rounds Williams fought with the assurance of a champion, deftly blocking Carter's bullish charges, jabbing and stabbing with lefts, uppercutting swift rights.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of irate, uppercutting critics, awaiting him in Washington are a stack of budget bills primped for his pen and a National Turkey urgently seeking presidential pardon.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Round 3, Gavilan opened up with one of his famed flurries, pummeling with lefts, rights and his own uppercutting bolo punch.
From Time Magazine Archive
