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#1 2005-11-19 22:22:41

patschwieterman
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"rabid punch" for "rabbit punch"

Is that the type of punch thrown by a rapid fan of the opposing team?

“Rabbit punch” is a fairly opaque term—what does a quick, chopping blow (esp. to the back of the head/neck) have to do with rabbits? The writers appear to feel that it’s a punch thrown with, say, rabid fury. Examples:

The only deduction was for a blatant rabid punch. That punch was a serious shot too, could’ve caused some serious injury.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:SyrM … h%22&hl=en

turn invisible right when he does his arm swipe attack or his fists of fury ( rabid punch) attack, becuase those take the longest and ues any gun sol [....]
http://www.themmts.com/forum/viewtopic. … 5032087efc

Adams gets up, and nails Caldera in the ribs with a rabid punch, then goes for The Last Call but Caldera side steps him and then goes for the Caldera Drop right onto the chair!
http://www.awawrestling.net/ppvs/2000-2 … erslam.php

and the second was a guy that landed a very hard rabid punch on me and another punch around my right ear which I felt on my left ear(weird!).
http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/show … hp?t=15145

I agree that it was a cowardly act but if you take a look at the incident in question the punch to the head was definately less severe than that rabid punch that Johnson through on beukeboom a couple years ago impact wise.
http://hfboards.com/archive/index.php/t-60367

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