Which punch has the most power generally speaking?

a perfectly timed low blow....

 

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it stays close to your core, so it has alot of power, a right hook/short overhand though, should you land, would be the most devastating shot one could land

 

Assuming we're talking about average fighters who don't have devastating power in a particular hand, I think the uppercut with the back hand carries the most power. It's the punch that travels the longest distance before it reaches your opponent's chin, along with the overhand but with the overhand you don't bend your knees and push up with your legs like you do with an uppercut.

 

well that's just not true

 

You push UP with your legs while throwing an overhand? You're doing it wrong bro. It's a circular motion not an upward motion like the upper.

 

you didn't see what i bolded? or are you just playing stupid and are too prideful to admit you're wrong when you said "with the overhand you don't bend your knees"?

a hayemaker to put full devastation into it, would be a dropping motion(thus widening your stance) as far as your legs are concerned, although one can throw it from a widened stance to begin with, full power would be like i said
and if the hayemaker is a circular motion then so is the uppercut, almost like opposites, a linear uppercut is not as strong as an uppercut that comes from the hip with ones core behind it, and to put your core behind it you must turn like you are throwing a straight cross, also there is no pushing up from the legs for an uppercut, maybe in a fight it is required as a setup in a situation, but otherwise it's more like a stretching of the upperbody or abdomen(as you would come from a crouched position)

you dont need to jump

 

The full statement was "you don't bend your knees AND push up with your legs" atsch

Pushing up doesn't mean jumping, it just means pushing up. You bend your knees and then straighten your legs as if you're springing up but your feet don't leave the canvas. That's what gives the uppercut power, in addition to the rotation.

 

Imo a rearhand punch to the solar plexus is the most devastating punch.

 

This thread is funny as ****.

Big ole ****clobberin' looping punches have the most power. You can get the most distance to accelerate and the most hip power behind 'em.

 

one inch punch

 

I think under the most optimal technique, the punch that can deliver the most force is the straight right or left cross. The reason is as other have said, while the power of the hook is generated from the hips, the forward direction of your weight and the maximum (length) leverage of the arm will generate more force with a straight punch deliver from the back side. It's just seems logical to me.

 

It is different for everyone. For most cases if you are right handed then your str8 right or overhand right would be the strongest vice versa for left hand.

 

i know, when i said "jump" it was a purposely placed overstatement
anyway, that's not how you throw an uppercut, you dont need to drop and rise to get full power, maybe if you're trying to duck a punch and counter, otherwise it has no added benefits, and you also dont straighten your legs

 

basically, the punch with the most power is a type of hook/hookercut

when you guys are on the immobile heavybag and can throw as you please, dont you feel it?