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
Then three years ago the uppercut video went viral and his hundreds of followers soon became tens of thousands.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
Yet it was a right uppercut from Wardley in the 10th round which swung the bout firmly back in favour of the underdog.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
I ducked a leaping fetterling and sent an uppercut into its middle as I rose.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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
High John danced between the iron monsters, tangling them up as they lunged at him and leaving them twisted in rusty knots, juicy targets for my hooks and uppercuts.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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
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
