Why is it called a "Rabbit Punch?"

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  1. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Thought I'd pose this question to the historians here in the classic forum.

    What is the origin of the term "Rabbit Punch?"
     
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  2. peter5

    peter5 Marco.A.Barrera Full Member

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    Well, to kill a rabbit with your hands, you strike it at the back of the head, I guess it could have derived from that.
     
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  3. lefthook31

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    The term came from hunters who killed rabbits by a quick blow to the back of the head. Somehow it got transformed into a blow to the back of the head in boxing.
     
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  4. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    That makes sense.
     
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  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    WHO NEX?

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  6. lefthook31

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    Holy Rabasauras.
     
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  7. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    That freaking thing looks like it could eat my spaniels!!!
     
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  8. peter5

    peter5 Marco.A.Barrera Full Member

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    It looks like it already has!
     
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  9. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I have an old abasinian tom cat that's mean as hell; 17 pounds of genuine bad ass. I can imagine him sniffing around, twitching his tail, thinking "it's just a ****ing rabbit," and suddenly Rabbit KO1 tomcat!!
     
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    peter5 Marco.A.Barrera Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  11. Champion1

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    I can imagine him sniffing around, twitching his tail, thinking "it's just a ****ing rabbit,"????


    Ali
     
    Champion1, Apr 4, 2016
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