Knockouts caused by body blows are much less common than knockouts caused by punches to the head. So, what are/were some of the best body shot knockouts? Bonus points if you can name ones that WEREN'T liver blows.
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/awYS-L2ARgI?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Probably would get a stoppage today off his right to the liver.
One that seldom gets mentioned or recognized, Vince Philips KO'd Freddie Pendelton with a sick body shot.
Body shot ko's are still very common, though, particularly with Hispanic fighters in the US and everyone south of the border. If you see a Mexican fighter with an 18-2 (16) like record, odds are that most of those 16 ko's will be body shots.
Bob Fitzsimmons stopped Gentleman Jim Corbett with a right hand to the solar plexus. Gentleman Jim was the man who beat John L. Sullivan, and Fitzsimmons, a blacksmith, won the heavyweight title with the solar plexus punch.
The infamous open handed slap on Oscar's side that the Golden Globe went down from like he had been shot in the side. Ten seconds later, he was fine. One week later, they're in business together. Yup. Not a suspect fight at all.
:::: I remember right after the fight playing devil's advocate a bit like "well, sometimes it doesn't look like much but a guy is legitimately hurt" ... but when they became business associates, I changed my tune on that one
A "body shot" is a punch delivered below the head and neck of your opponent, but above the waist. Another word for "body" is "torso".