What is the Cuban Uppercut? Iv seen it menioned a few times, dont know if its just slang or what not...
From my understanding it's a regular upper more or less only you twist your fist vertically.
I don't know if you'll understand that too well so I'll try to clarify it a bit. When you throw a normal upper your palm faces towards you but the cuban upper has your thumb face towards you like a hammer fist from what I've heard.
well what I was talking about is basically a diagonal uppercut. so If a hook comes parallel an uppercut comes vertical then a Cuban hook comes right in the middle at a diagonal angle. if it's what I'm thinking.
As far as I know, the only uppercut Cubans tend to throw that's distinctly different, is a rear uppercut that involves moving from the rear hip to the lead hip, and allows them to move towards the opponent's power hand relatively danger free. That's what I refer to as a Cuban uppercut. Jose Napoles did this quite a bit, especially against Southpaws, using it to secure the outside angle.
finally! I was waiting for you to give an opinion haha! now are they taking a step with the rat for our are you doing a monster hip switch to get your rear hip that far over? or maybe I'm not getting it at all haha.
^ But they are two different uppercuts. Rigo is throwing a rear from a southpaw stance against an orthodox opponent and Rios is throwing a rear as an ortho vs an ortho.
Good stuff. Id love to see those 2 go at it again, 2 of the most exciting boxers out there.
Sinister, I noticed you mention to bring your rear foot with you on your right hand. Is that just with the hard right hand or all right sided punches?
You talking about Donaire and Rigo? That fight got written up as terribly boring because Rigo boxed Donaire's face off. Donaire's fallen off in a big way lately, it wouldn't be very smart for him to fight Rigo again.
You talking about Donaire and Rigo? That fight got written up as terribly boring because Rigo boxed Donaire's face off. Donaire's fallen off in a big way lately, it wouldn't be very smart for him to fight Rigo again.
Of course they're two different uppercuts, haha. :icon_chee That was the point.
Southpaw or orthodox is unimportant here; my intent was to point out the different mechanics. One is thrown with the head over the rear foot, the weight pulling back to that foot at the end of the punch. The other (the "Cuban" one) is thrown like a soft cross, with the weight and head ending up over the lead leg.