uppercut
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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
Suddenly it was Wilder who looked vulnerable, as Chisora pressed forward while two-time world champion Anthony Joshua urged his friend on from ringside by calling for an uppercut that never came.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Finally, on July 18, 2022, the couple sat across from a neurologist who delivered the diagnosis with all the delicacy of an uppercut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal manages to uppercut a rapid short ball from England's Jofra Archer in "extraordinary" fashion on day one of the fourth Test match at Old Trafford.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
He looked mad enough to chew tar, and just when I expected an uppercut to my jaw, he smiled.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
Another clip showed Fury, who said ticket profits would be donated to a local charity supporting disadvantaged children and students with disabilities, dictating the pace and repeatedly landing uppercuts at close range in the fifth.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
Drakeo and his crew held their own: exchanging jabs and uppercuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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
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
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
