There's something to be said for a well-timed jab that disrupts your opponent's rhythm, or a stiff cross that pushes them back giving you the momentum. An uppercut is a strategic blow, and a hook will deliver a concentrated dose of power.
But why bother with technique when you can just swing for the fences?
November is dedicated to the only type of punch that comes from the heart; a punch that carries the hopes and dreams of its thrower on the leading edge of four respective knuckles. Those hopes, those dreams, are to vault the puncher into highlight reel immortality, to eclipse the need for dedication-derived skill or natural talent with sheer emotion and luck; to hit a man so hard his face turns into meat pudding.
That punch, friends, is the
Haymaker.
This would be the part where we break down the etymology of the word; how it comes from a bunch of lonely farmers in Scotland who got into fist fights over whose turn it is to have a go at the sheep (or something like that). But honestly,
you probably don't care anyway and it'd only be so that
we can come off as experts on the subject.
So instead we're going to pay homage to the punch that sums up the phrases "F-it" and "RAAAARRRRRWWRRRRGGHHH". We hope to compile a list of the "Top All-Time Haymakers" both in MMA, and in Film/TV. And you can do your part by not only sharing your nominations for such, but spreading the love by sneaking a Haymaker or two into your sparring sessions. Think of it as helping your partner prepare for a bar fight or soccer riot (if you're European). Because it is one of our core beliefs that if you truly love your neighbor, you must be willing to punch him.
And speaking of both Love and Haymakers, who can forget the one Heath Herring landed on Yoshihiro Nakao? Or how Will-I-Am from the Black Eyed Peas cold-cocked Perez Hilton? We can't fail to mention Buzz Aldrin socking a conspiracy nutcase in the mouth for calling him a liar about landing on the moon.
One might even argue that some of the greatest moments in human history have been the product of a haymaker. One would probably be stretching things a bit in order to make a feature article seem more grandiose than it really is, but
hey look at this!
