Fighters riding out a liver shot

Rollin · Apr 25, 2023

Dubblechin said: ↑

Well, the liver has been an organ as long as humans have been walking upright, and there weren't a lot of liver shot KOs in boxing until recent decades. (Oscar being the big one that seemed to start it all, and he had a protector on that went up nearly to his armpits, and people berated the hell out of him for quitting.)

With the "liver" shot KOs, guys tend to pop right back up when the count is concluded. Most could rise, those that don't just don't have the will to get up, because they know they're going to get hit there right away again.

Because we've all seen guys fight through them. Some have already been mentioned, but I remember Iran Barkley just recoiling in pain from several of Hearn's left hooks to the body in the third round of their fight and bending and digging his elbows in trying to fight through it ... and Iran still managed to stop Hearns in the same round.

Historically, body shots that ended a fight tended to break a rib or three. I saw some posters bring up fights like Cooney-Lyle and Jones-Hill after the Garcia loss, and those were both fights were ribs were broken.

In fact, when Lenier Pero broke three of his last opponent's ribs with a body shot, people on here that night were running Vykhriyst down for quitting.

Garcia pops right up, and his fans yell, "you don't know what it's like unless you feel it." Yep. Liver punches hurt. Nobody says they don't. So do broken noses. So do broken jaws. So do broken ribs. But people aren't totally healed 10 seconds later when they break something.

If you feel good enough to fight on 10 seconds later, get your butt and gloves off the floor by eight. By the time they wave the fighter in to continue, you'll be okay. Boxing hurts.
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I reckon there were less body shot knockouts in the past because high guard as we know it today was less popular and the bare-knuckle/low oz gloves mentality still lived among the trainers.

Well placed liver shot is not only about pain, but also autonomic nervous system going ape****.

MidniteProwler · Apr 25, 2023

Darren Barker against Daniel Geale. Jeff Horn rode one out against Tim Tszyu before he was stopped.

Saintpat · Apr 25, 2023

The look on Gatti’s face after that left hook to the liver from Mickey Ward … looks like he’d been ice-picked in the liver.

How he got up and fought on, I’ll never know.

Mike_S · Apr 25, 2023

This is a great thread.

CooperKupp · Apr 25, 2023

deyell said: ↑

Lebedev took a hard liver shot from Gassiev, had to take a knee after that.
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Good call! This was the first one that came to mind for me.

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Many guys would not have got up from that. Gassiev has NASTY power

Salty Dog · Apr 25, 2023

latineg said: ↑

It should read, “I’m a piece of ass in front of god”

Listen fella, don’t make me get my god to put a ball gag on your god.

However, maybe your god likes that especially after a hard liver shot?
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