Was the backhand chop ever legal in gloved era?

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  1. Unforgiven

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    Like the old bareknuckle pugilists used.
    Was it banned with MofQ rules, or even before that?
    Or did the early gloved fighters use it still?
     
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    It wasn't legal but Baer used it a lot. Because he was an activist. He tried to change the system from within. I have heard it said that when he hung with Mae West, he was an early gloved fighter. I don't know if any of this answers your questions.
     
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    I heard it said that he was bare skin, bareknuckle, instead. I dunno if you heard what I heard, but I clearly never heard what you heard, ya hear me?
     
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    I’m a 96lber (little on the muscle bound side not skinny I have small bones) and the back hand is one of my favourite “dark” move. It catches them off guard big time and you can make it look like an accident.
     
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