Quote Originally Posted by TigerFan View Post
In one of his pre-fight interviews for I forget which fight (one of his ESPN fights) he referred to overhand rights as "throwing Melvins." Now I know why
I searched for Vinny Pazienza & Melvin and this came up

Five-Time World Champion Boxer Vinny Paz Shares Thoughts About Upcoming Movie, Bleed For This (Executive Produced by Martin Scorsese and Starring Miles Teller), Boxing, God and What's Next<NXTD.OB> | Reuters

"I had a punch, an overhand right that I used to call the Melvin. It was because I knocked out this kid in the third round. He was a top ten fighter. I knocked him out with one punch over the top; you know, a wild punch. I wound it up and then threw it over the top - knocked this kid out. He went down face-first like a tree and ever since that punch, we call it the Melvin. That's my famous signature punch."