Who coined the term haymaker?

[Hester65]

I know what a haymaker is, but I don't know who started its use or where it came from. I guess this is a bit of trivia.

The reason I ask this is because I was asked myself and I had no clue.

 

[bradlee180]

From "Listening to American" by Stuart Berg Flexner (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1982): "haymaker, for a knockout punch, appeared in 1912, perhaps from the 1880 'hit the hay,' go to sleep."
"haymaker" (a powerful boxing punch which mimics the motion of cutting hay with a scythe).

 

[Saku4me]

I know what a haymaker is, but I don't know who started its use or where it came from. I guess this is a bit of trivia.

The reason I ask this is because I was asked myself and I had no clue.

Umm, partially because his last name is Haye and he throws bombs so that's how he got the nickname HayEmaker

 

[GlassJaw]

coolest nickname ever

 

[Hester65]

Umm, partially because his last name is Haye and he throws bombs so that's how he got the nickname HayEmaker

I wasn't asking about David Haye's nickname....

but thanks for trying to help

 

[Hester65]

From "Listening to American" by Stuart Berg Flexner (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1982): "haymaker, for a knockout punch, appeared in 1912, perhaps from the 1880 'hit the hay,' go to sleep."
"haymaker" (a powerful boxing punch which mimics the motion of cutting hay with a scythe).

Thanks, know I can tell the person who asked me about it where it came from...

Also, thanks for adding to my boxing knowledge