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Show SOLAR PLEXUS SELDOM USED Few Boxers of Present Day Resort to Punch Made Famous by Late Bob Fitzsimmons. An old-timer enjoying a ringside sent at one of the boxing shows that took place a short time ago was heard to remark: "I wonder how it is that the present-day boxers so rarely rare-ly make use of the solar plexus punch? I can remember several years ago that this blow was often employed to bring about a decisive victory." The old-timer was right. Few boxers box-ers nowadays strive for victory by scoring a Mow to the body. Like evoryj other profession or sport that progresses, prog-resses, the boxing game has also progressed. prog-ressed. The boxer of today knows that he can get quicker results by landing a solid punch on his opponent's jaw. Besides, Be-sides, he does not have to fear getting himself into a "jab" with the department depart-ment of public safety, as It rarely happens that serious injury results from a wallop on the jaw, while on the other hand a punch to the solar plexus hurts, and hurts deep. The quick, decisive boxer Is the fellow fel-low who today invariably stops his adversaries ad-versaries with wallops to the jaw, such as Johnny Kllbane and Benny Leonard. |