Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1947-06-06 | Page 3 | Rigid Arm Punch on end of Swing Barred in Boxing

Rigid Arm Punch on End Of Swing Barred in Boxing A punch never used before nor since by a professional pugilist was employed by George Le Blanche in a bout with the first Jack Dempsey in San Francisco in 1889, says Collier's. With his right arm held out rigidly from the shoulder, Le Blanche whirled completely around and knocked out Dempsey with such force that the brutal punch was thereafter barred for all time.