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Uppercut.
Perfect example for me. I'm not sure if this is what you're saying or if you're considering Usman's straight very good, but to me this is more of a cross than a straight, which in itself is rather a very tight overhand than a clean straight imo.Having an actual straight right hand isn't easy, as we've witnessed in MMA. A guy with a decent 1-2 and some takedown defense already makes the top 10 ranks.
Guys throwing uppercuts and hooks randomly is what tends to get them KOd most often though.
The jab.
It’s the first punch you learn and the last one you master. You can tell someone’s level by how good his jab is.
You sound ready for a Glory title, what's your name?
Not that weak though.Lead uppercut. Most unnatural and weak punch. Who does it besides Conrad.
Lead uppercut. Most unnatural and weak punch. Who does it besides Conrad.
I really like the lead uppercut. Anyone who's compact and has to be good at in-fighting should have a lead uppercut in their arsenal. Not really a weak punch.
Could you give an example of a fighter that uses that strike? I'm not quite sure what that is supposed to be tbh.Rear uppercut from the outside. That punch is very hard to get right.
At least for me.. i can crack that shit from the inside, or in clinch/dirty boxing.
But not from formal punching range.
Could you give an example of a fighter that uses that strike? I'm not quite sure what that is supposed to be tbh.
To me the whole thing of the uppercut is the vertical speed. If I'm on the outside, even with my hands at my hips, I need to cover much more distance horizontally than vertically to connect. Which means the velocity in the horizontal plane needs to be much higher than in the vertical, which in my head would disqualify it as an uppercut.
The only thing that comes to my mind from your description is a Karate style strike from the hips with the knuckles turned down for some reason (!?)
Could you give an example of a fighter that uses that strike? I'm not quite sure what that is supposed to be tbh.
To me the whole thing of the uppercut is the vertical speed. If I'm on the outside, even with my hands at my hips, I need to cover much more distance horizontally than vertically to connect. Which means the velocity in the horizontal plane needs to be much higher than in the vertical, which in my head would disqualify it as an uppercut.
The only thing that comes to my mind from your description is a Karate style strike from the hips with the knuckles turned down for some reason (!?)
Arguably the most violent KO ever in MMA was with a lead uppercut.Weak as in hardest to generate power with it. Could be a me thing, I generate much less power with my lead hand and leg then with rear. I'm very left dominant. I can't weight transfer effectively on my lead side.
Still lead hand upercut gotta be the most rare knockout punch out off all basic hook straight upercut jab punches of all. It's pretty rare.