Big guy, plus Houdini was laying down, so he was relaxed and there was a couch under him to reinforce the blows to his stomach, no give like there would be if he were standing.............
In the movie about Houdini, they portrayed him standing up when he got hit....................
interesting. did you ever see the face of that guy Mike Tysons hit Once in the face in a street fight way back when. Mitch Green if you are interested in the pic.