uppercut
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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
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
Chavez's best moments came in the ninth round when he landed an uppercut and right hook.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
I tried out my uppercut, right hook, and blocking with the left.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
