Why don't more fighters get punched in the Adam's Apple?

[Boxerharvey]

I kicked someone in the adams apple once in sparring (im a kickboxer by the way) and the guy I was sparring made the loudest screaming noise I have ever heard and was choking holding his throat for over a minute, I shit myself and though I had killed him or something. It took him a good 10 mins to get his breath back properly.

[greynotsoold]

Ken Norton hit Duane Bobick (or maybe Jerry Quarry) in the throat. My father said that Fritzie Zivic had a very raspy voice that he (Zivic) attributed to being hit in the throat. I think it doesn't happen often because nobody wants it done to them.

[brocktonblockbust]

this shit is even too painful to visualize, let alone actually having it happen.

[RohanKnight]

the apex of the chin runs exactly across the apple when the head is lowered, shielding it from a head on strike.

I've always wondered why we have an exposed neck at all, surely its an evolutionary disadvantage? Why dont we have a flexible bone in front of the neck? Then I found out this wierd fact - the apple is part of the cartilage rows that were once gill structure in our fishy ancestors. The gap we have between that adams apple/larynx cartilage and jawbone was one of the gill slits. friggin wierd!

And embroys grow exposed gills in the womb!

[Howlin Mad Missy]

...it's not a target...same as the nuts (unless fighting me)..if it were a target is further away from the chin, thus taking yourself closer in to range added to that the general advice of chin down/shoulder.

[brocktonblockbust]

.....same as the nuts (unless fighting me)...

pretty please?

[Chino]

...it's not a target...same as the nuts (unless fighting me)..

I wonder if in women's boxing its ok to punch on the boobs or get cunt busted. But then again I can care less about women's boxing.

Genaro Hernandez comes to mind as someone alreay mentioned.