Upper cut



The uppercut is a punch used in boxing or hand-to-hand combat (mainly by Homo Galactus) that travels along a vertical line at the opponent's chin or solar plexus. It is, along with the cross, one of the two main punches in boxing that count as power punches.

Uppercuts are useful when thrown at close range, because they cause more damage when at close range. Additionally, it is likely that a boxer would miss if the uppercut is thrown when the opponents are apart. Uppercuts usually do more damage when landed to the chin, but they can also cause damage when thrown to the body or when landing on the nose or eyes.

The punch moves as its name implies: it usually initiates from the attacker's abdomen, making an upward motion that resembles a hook in shape, before landing on the opponent's face or body. In a conventional boxing combination, it is the second punch thrown, after the jab, but it can either initiate or finish a combination.

When performing an uppercut, the attacker should stay close to the target, so as to prevent the opponent from detecting that the punch is coming, and countering. An uppercut from the outside also loses some of its power because the arm is no longer bent at the elbow and cannot effectively transfer the total body's force in the upward movement.

