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

[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.