Yes you’re right! On the contrary I feel like Eubank jr pulls that shot off quite nicely.jameswilson wrote: ↑26 Jul 2021, 11:49 Does anyone else remember how Carl Froch would use the corkcscrew uppercut every fight and quite literally it never ever worked.
Which fighter employs the Hollywood punch the best?
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I think he managed stop Magee and Tatevosyan with right uppercuts, but those were markedly less silly punches than his usual Hollywood uppercutjameswilson wrote: ↑26 Jul 2021, 11:49 Does anyone else remember how Carl Froch would use the corkcscrew uppercut every fight and quite literally it never ever worked.
Re: Which fighter employs the Hollywood punch the best?
There's a world title fight between Raul Rojas and Yoshiaki Numata back in the day in which Numata, who looks beaten, suddenly unloads a couple of huge uppercuts to finish Rojas in the fifth round. You can see them from the 5:50 mark:
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Hollywood uppercut loldookus wrote: ↑26 Jul 2021, 13:40I think he managed stop Magee and Tatevosyan with right uppercuts, but those were markedly less silly punches than his usual Hollywood uppercutjameswilson wrote: ↑26 Jul 2021, 11:49 Does anyone else remember how Carl Froch would use the corkcscrew uppercut every fight and quite literally it never ever worked.
In the fights above he remembered to show the fish the bait before he caught them I believe that was the difference
Re: Which fighter employs the Hollywood punch the best?
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑28 Jul 2021, 06:32Hollywood uppercut loldookus wrote: ↑26 Jul 2021, 13:40I think he managed stop Magee and Tatevosyan with right uppercuts, but those were markedly less silly punches than his usual Hollywood uppercutjameswilson wrote: ↑26 Jul 2021, 11:49 Does anyone else remember how Carl Froch would use the corkcscrew uppercut every fight and quite literally it never ever worked.
In the fights above he remembered to show the fish the bait before he caught them I believe that was the difference
Yes, and there may also have been a change of pace from Froch
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Ben Davison obv much more of a technical analyst (at least in his own mind lol) but he has that Adam Smith cliche repetitive quality the prick….dookus wrote: ↑28 Jul 2021, 06:45JamesPhilips wrote: ↑28 Jul 2021, 06:32Hollywood uppercut lol
In the fights above he remembered to show the fish the bait before he caught them I believe that was the difference![]()
Yes, and there may also have been a change of pace from Froch
As I posted before he’s a valuable member of worst fantasy commentary team ever Lol