George Dawson and The Kidney Punch by Mark Hatmaker

I include this now illegal tactic for a bit of historical delving.

First things first — Do Not Fire Kidney Punches in the Sport.

What happens in a self-defense or street application is a horse of another color.

Firing shots to the kidneys has likely been a feature of armed and unarmed combat since man began walloping one another. Just when the name “kidney punch” became a separate idea in the early era of boxing is a bit unclear but legend ballparks it on an early lightweight champion of the bareknuckle era — one George Dawson.

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