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Can someone explain the main purpose of hitting the body in boxing? I've heard of a quote "Kill the body, and the head will die".



By punching in the ribs or using body blows you are taking away your opponents ability to breathe.Punches to the chest sides and stomach all take their toll on the lungs and the amount of oxygen they can sent to the rest of the body.I have actually seen a fight end in TKO as result of a body shot.The boxer dropped to the mat after a vicious hook to the ribs on the left side and could not catch his breath enough to get back up.




It's a larger target, easier to hit. In addition, most of your vital organs are in the trunk of the body. The solar plexus is recognized as a knock out target. By hitting there or other places on the torso, you can cause the target to not be able to take a good breath. Without the oxygen, the person is easily rendered unconscious.




because body shots hurt way more then head shots.you get blasted to the ribs and the air is just knocked from your body and you are unable to breathe.ive been stopped by bodyshots before and the purpose is like i mentioned above to take away their air and then when they cant breathe they lower their hands and then that opens up the opportunity for headshots




Because basically, if you wind your opponent, the fight is basically over, he wont be able to fight back (punch him in the stomach so he cant breathe properly, it isnt hard either, you dont need strong punches to do this)