It is definitely not counted as a scoring punch within the rules and therefore it is not a punch that anybody really trains to throw.
I'm probably completely wrong, but I don't think a back hand is exactly illegal. I don't remember seeing a fighter warned about it in the ring like an elbow or rabbit punch. Also you would have to point your elbow at your opponent before flicking out your forearm which is very hazardous to both their incoming punches and head.
Ali sometimes used a sort of back hand up jab and Froch is another example, its not quite the same as a regular up jab as you are extending it at an angle.
I'm probably completely wrong, but I don't think a back hand is exactly illegal. I don't remember seeing a fighter warned about it in the ring like an elbow or rabbit punch. Also you would have to point your elbow at your opponent before flicking out your forearm which is very hazardous to both their incoming punches and head.
Ali sometimes used a sort of back hand up jab and Froch is another example, its not quite the same as a regular up jab as you are extending it at an angle.
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