[mightybyte]

> Pulling off eye gouging and throat strikes are low probability and expose a fighter.

A throat strike is no lower probability or more exposing than pulling off a punch to the face. It's just a couple inches away...

[caminante]

trhway's comment above is good reading.

To emphasize trhway's dose of reality, here's Bernard Hopkins explaining proper technique with the chin to avoid getting knocked out.[0] Throat punching is hard to pull off because proper defense doesn't allow for it.

[0] https://youtu.be/SHwPBTDDp00?t=3m49s