Bolo punch - Revision history

Ric: reduced image size to match text

2008-08-02T01:26:13Z

reduced image size to match text

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	[[file:39Sep.jpg\|right\|~~300px~~\|Sept 1939 ''The Ring'' cover]]		[[file:39Sep.jpg\|right\|175px\|Sept 1939 ''The Ring'' cover]]
	[[Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing the '''bolo punch'''--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.		[[Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing the '''bolo punch'''--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.

Ric: Reverted edits by Delmas alain (Talk); changed back to last version by Ric

2008-01-12T20:30:40Z

Reverted edits by Delmas alain (Talk); changed back to last version by Ric

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	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of this punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of this punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."

	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Image:bolo2.jpg\|''Bolo punch in [[attack]]''~~
	~~Image:bolo1.jpg\|''Bolo punch in [[counter-punch]]''~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

Delmas alain at 20:09, 12 January 2008

2008-01-12T20:09:49Z

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	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of this punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of this punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."

			<gallery>
			Image:bolo2.jpg\|''Bolo punch in [[attack]]''
			Image:bolo1.jpg\|''Bolo punch in [[counter-punch]]''
			</gallery>

	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

Ric: gave "fight film" example

2007-06-02T17:17:42Z

gave "fight film" example

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	[[file:39Sep.jpg\|right\|300px\|Sept 1939 ''The Ring'' cover]]		[[file:39Sep.jpg\|right\|300px\|Sept 1939 ''The Ring'' cover]]
	[[Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing ~~this~~ punch--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.		[[Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing the '''bolo punch'''--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.

	But during the 1930s [[Ceferino Garcia]] was effectively using what reporters and broadcasters then called the "bolo punch" -- based upon the bolo knife Filipinos used for chopping difficult vegetation.		But during the 1930s [[Ceferino Garcia]] was effectively using what reporters and broadcasters then called the "bolo punch"--based upon the bolo knife Filipinos used for chopping difficult vegetation. (See, for example, footage contained in the documentary ''[[World Champions of the Great Pinoy Boxing Era]]''.)

	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of ~~the bolo~~ punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of this punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."


	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

Ric: Per "Frisco Crouch" discussion, I question whether sketches accurately show a bolo punch

2007-06-02T03:35:36Z

Per "Frisco Crouch" discussion, I question whether sketches accurately show a bolo punch

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	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."



	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Image:bolo1.jpg\|''A bolo punch on instance-as a [[counter-punch]] after an opponent's left jab''~~
	~~Image:bolo2.jpg\|~~
	~~Image:bolo3.jpg\|~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

Delmas alain at 11:55, 9 May 2007

2007-05-09T11:55:23Z

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	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."



	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:bolo1.jpg\|		Image:bolo1.jpg\|''A bolo punch on instance-as a [[counter-punch]] after an opponent's left jab''
	Image:bolo2.jpg\|		Image:bolo2.jpg\|
	Image:bolo3.jpg\|		Image:bolo3.jpg\|

Delmas alain at 11:51, 9 May 2007

2007-05-09T11:51:50Z

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	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."

	~~[[file~~:bolo1.jpg]]		<gallery>
			Image:bolo1.jpg\|
	~~[[file~~:bolo2.jpg]]		Image:bolo2.jpg\|
			Image:bolo3.jpg\|
	~~[[file~~:bolo3.jpg]]		</gallery>


	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

Delmas alain at 07:47, 8 May 2007

2007-05-08T07:47:50Z

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	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."

	[[file:~~contre_bolo1~~.jpg~~\|contre_bolo1~~.jpg]]		[[file:bolo1.jpg]]

			[[file:bolo2.jpg]]

			[[file:bolo3.jpg]]


	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

Delmas alain at 07:18, 8 May 2007

2007-05-08T07:18:37Z

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	Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."

			[[file:contre_bolo1.jpg\|contre_bolo1.jpg]]


	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

Ric: image added

2006-12-31T21:07:57Z

image added

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	[[~~Boxer~~:~~Kid_Gavilan:009014~~\|Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing this punch--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.		[[file:39Sep.jpg\|right\|300px\|Sept 1939 ''The Ring'' cover]]
			[[Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing this punch--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.

	But during the 1930s [[~~Boxer:Ceferino_Garcia:009601\|~~Ceferino Garcia]] was effectively using what reporters and broadcasters then called the "bolo punch" -- based upon the bolo knife Filipinos used for chopping difficult vegetation.		But during the 1930s [[Ceferino Garcia]] was effectively using what reporters and broadcasters then called the "bolo punch" -- based upon the bolo knife Filipinos used for chopping difficult vegetation.

	Filipino boxer [[~~Boxer:Macario_Flores:080945\|~~Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."


	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:07, 31 December 2006
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	[[~~Boxer~~:~~Kid_Gavilan:009014~~\|Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing this punch--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.		[[file:39Sep.jpg\|right\|300px\|Sept 1939 ''The Ring'' cover]]
			[[Kid Gavilan]] is often given credit for inventing this punch--a combination of a wide [[uppercut]]/[[right cross]]/swing that was delivered seemingly from the floor--by popularizing it in the late 1940s and 1950s.

	But during the 1930s [[~~Boxer:Ceferino_Garcia:009601\|~~Ceferino Garcia]] was effectively using what reporters and broadcasters then called the "bolo punch" -- based upon the bolo knife Filipinos used for chopping difficult vegetation.		But during the 1930s [[Ceferino Garcia]] was effectively using what reporters and broadcasters then called the "bolo punch" -- based upon the bolo knife Filipinos used for chopping difficult vegetation.

	Filipino boxer [[~~Boxer:Macario_Flores:080945\|~~Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."		Filipino boxer [[Macario Flores]] is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch. According to the March 27, 1924 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' (Tacoma, WA, USA): "Flores lets his right hand go just as his country men throw a bolo knife. The blow is not only hard, but it is as fast as a streak of lightning, being almost impossible to follow with the human eye."


	[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:Glossary\|bolo punch]]
	[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]		[[Category:punches\|bolo punch]]