Do body punches count?

[WtRabbit]

I've seen several catfight matches from various producers where body punching is allowed in addition to slapping and hair pulling.  I always wondered if they ever had an effect in the outcome of a rules catfight match.  Any participants care to comment?

[Luckyman]

It wasn't a catfight match but my wife almost lost due to being on the receiving end of body shots (actually punches to her ovaries.  See story in "basement boxing" thread).  And she won the fight by attacking her opponents breasts.  The blows caused my wife's legs to go out from underneath her.  It took her several days to fully recover.

[rustedone]

Thing about body shots is, many people don't understand is what it's like to get hit in the liver. It's the liver's job to filter toxins out of your body. And when somebody's left hand or foot slams into it, it's like every cocktail you ever drank, every poisonous insect that crawled in your mouth while you slept... they're all released back into your body at the same time. The end result is a lot like getting knocked out, only you're awake for it. Your arms and legs stop working and you see an Indian with an extra horse beckoning you into the woods.

[hunter1985]

body punching is not part of classic catfight

[jvitolo]

Thing about body shots is, many people don't understand is what it's like to get hit in the liver. It's the liver's job to filter toxins out of your body. And when somebody's left hand or foot slams into it, it's like every cocktail you ever drank, every poisonous insect that crawled in your mouth while you slept... they're all released back into your body at the same time. The end result is a lot like getting knocked out, only you're awake for it. Your arms and legs stop working and you see an Indian with an extra horse beckoning you into the woods.

Bas Rutten was/is famous for his liver punches...to the point where he cheers if he's calling a fight where one is used.