Bas Rutten, MMA
Effectiveness of the Liver Shot: “[I’ve found] the left hook to the body [to be very effective]. I’ve dropped a few guys in fights with that. I’ve knocked out hundreds of guys with it in training — usually in the form of a liver shot. I’d say the left hook to the liver is more effective [than a right hook to the body].”
Mark Hatmaker, Extreme Self-Protection
“One of Oscar Matthew Battling Nelson’s tactics was the ‘scissor punch.’ In the era of skintight gloves, Nelson would fire a lead hook to the with his thumb and index finger extended in,
