What does a liver punch feel like?

I'll have to check it out.

 

The ward punch that hit Gatti in the beginning of round 9 looked like it hit the liver.

Gatti went down and ward was back on him immediately.

I guess he was just like F it. It hurts but I'm not staying down.

 

...also, generally, the poorer shape you're in the worse you handle them.

Case in point: Mayweather, getting hammered repeatedly by DLH, Ortiz and Maidana sinking left hooks downstairs and round-the-back in multiples. They were all basically attempting to liquefy his liver. Problem is he's such a gym rat, there is so much tightly packed sinew and muscle forming a natural shield.

If you have a donut or spare tire full of squishy pudge it'll hurt a lot more.

...unless, you're SO OBESE at the other end of the spectrum the blubber actually cushions you to numb you to body shots and protect your organs. Case in point: Chauncy Welliver. (keeps a high guard so opponents inevitably work tbe body, thinking "well, he's fat..." only to have no effect)

 

So you either want to be super-fit or a complete mess. Anything in the middle leaves you susceptible to a liver shot KO.

 

Funny bone hit to maybe the fifteenth exponential power, yeah.

 

It's kind like a religious experience.

The hit lands, your mind explodes all of a sudden and you see the lord in all his glory.

 

I once had a fight where I aimed for the guy's knee and soccer-kicked him in the nuts instead. I felt bad about it at the time, but since reading your post, I now feel OK about it because he was a reborn Christian and big on religious experiences. :good

 

:rofl

 

You should be in condition to take body shots.
You want to be a boxer, then get yourself in top shape.
Now if your breathing hard and get caught in the middle of a breath, you may be vulnerable. Just dont let that happen.

 

I remember the worst one I've taken was a few years back. I was totally shattered and jet-lagged after a holiday in Thailand - in no state to spar to say the least! 3 rounds into a sparring session and my partner just weaved to my right after I telegraphed a right hand and threw a left hook, before I knew it I was crumpled on the deck. Worst pain I think I've ever felt, shooting pains literally all through my lower body. Unlike a head shot, where I get this weird numb/dizzy feeling after being tagged good, this liver shot was acute pain. I felt every single cell in my lower body just pulsate with excruciating pain.

I was literally peeing blood for 5 or 6 days after that.

 

It feels like inserting 1,5L coke bottle in rectum without lubrication. You write that in your boxing story.

 

I have been thinking about this thread on and off today to try and think of a bout I have seen where it will show how much a liver punch can deck you. Go to youtube and watch Frank Bruno KO Larry Frazier in the 2nd Round with a double left.

 

and the feeling of nauseousness and wanting to up chuck.
Even a light tap to the gonads smarts like hell.