Gwai Lo Dan
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I've seen countless boxers fractures (typically fractures of the 4th and/or 5th metacarpals), generally caused by punching something unforgiving, like a wall. I cannot recall ever seeing one caused by a punch to another person.
Mike Tyson fractured his hand in a street fight. "..the fight took place at 4:30 a.m. on a Harlem street....The champion's right hand was placed in a cast after X-rays revealed a hairline fracture of the third metacarpal bone."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1067694/index.htm