New Britain herald., 1924-11-29
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BY JOE WILLIAMS

A new punch has been introduced in the boxing game-the liver punch. It is the first new punch since Bob Fitzsimmons exploded his famous solar pleHus in Jim Corhett's mid section at Carson City, New, back in the late 90's.
 Gene Tunney light heavyweight champion of America. is the author of the new punch. Tn reality it is variation of the solar pleXus. The attack is centered on the same re- zion. Instead of firing directly at the solar plexus, Tupney shifts some. what to the side and strikes the liver.
 Tunncy, analysis and thinker, claims to have gone into minute de- tail with experts on the effect of various punches. His investigations led him to concentrate OH the liver. NO blow when properly and fully landed causes a more instantaneou. or complete nerve paralysis, insists Tunney,
 Carpenter was dropped hy liver punch in his fight at the Polo i Grounds last summer. Tunney caught the Frenchman coming in 1 and hooked a left to the liver. Car rentior dropped to the canvas, writh- 1 irg with pain and claiming foul Ii was halt an hour before he Va: ! himself again,
 Tells of Greatest Thrill ] Tunncv says he got his greates' thrill in that fight. 1t was sort o' negative thrill Tunney had hearo much Of Carpenters great righ' hand. What's more he had seen the Tronchman drop Levinsky with I and send Dempsey scampering pack ward across the ring.
 "1 had plenty Of reason to respFc' lt" admits Tunney. and l was care ful every second to keep out of 'h' way. But in the third round It eamF over long sweeping right tha' ricked me on the point of the la" ' rnnv expected to crumple and pas ou+ without further ceremony
 ITO my surprise I found that asih' from 4 fetnng sense of dizziness baan't bothered me at ell. It wa . thrill because I had never nee' cracked by real punch'r he'ore patore that fight I hadn't been an! too sure that I could take It. ,,c
 ~unrovs rnsr weapon is I'' ,ool, to ,he body. This is the blow with which he lands his liver puhcn .Id concentrate entirely on boa; ,,,,rcros if il weren't for the fans, ,.or,ncuts the oneoryant TunneE "rrlrv eocm 10 g,t a liggor thrill "u or head punches. Maybe its DC ,ayeo fnty like to hear the gIoN' smack against tho jaw.
 While Tunuey is capable 'sL,'r ,,o Is in no sonsc great one ! "' ,s strange too. because he IS men ,,rv kccn. a hard hitter and unde I,to,,v gam. think he started oN ,,,5er a stining handicap when some o,,a told him he WIS a "g"ntleiI'A' feh+er." Tunuey took tt serlous'F' aGentlemAn Fighter stuff Handica'
 "GentIeman Fighter is pron shlv all right but Tunney gives Ho' ,be impression Of living the T9' even in the ring. You can imael'' how far gentleman fighter is go ing 10 get against men like Demps' wins and the other man-hand'T' qfase names are mentioned beca us -unney is talking of entering u" heavyweight division next year
 what Tunney lacks is the saIas .'t i,s,inct that primitive emoho. vItrn sends a battlcr advancing t ,r,drinr with the determination | u.in bv s knockout or lose that va! Tunney Is entirely lacking in thi quality and until he gets " ne VII never be a great fighter.
 | In tine Carpenter fight 1nooe rfs,nlv showed his weakness. one in the ,nth round he had !h Frenchman helpless but instead rrou-Jing forward with all guns bJa7 ltne, after the manner Of ielentles