Are bigger hands an advantage?

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  1. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Small hands in terms of punching is not totally a bad thing. Smaller hands can be more likely to deliver knockouts due to basic physics. The smaller the contact point with the same force behind it will in turn create greater pressure than the bigger hands.

    However in boxing you wear gloves which then negates this, and yes bigger hands will offer more protection. Therefore in terms of boxing with gloves then bigger hands are a benefit. If your taking injuries out the equation then smaller hands without gloves can more destructive.
     
  2. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    The size of a man genital is correspondence to the length of his fingers.
     
  3. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Aside from more tnt it probably makes the hand less brittle if it's stronger.
     
  4. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The correlation is true, massive big boned hands are usually the hands of powerful boxers, but that not because wear & tear, its associated with genetics & by effect testosterone/temperament. A guy with delicate pianist hands will not have the killer instinct to do what needs to be done in the ring.

    The whole Blizzy hands meme is also true, Women (who are already mature & experienced) tend to judge men by phenotype traits, the hands tell a lot about the nature of human, that is why fortune readers can guess many things by looking at the hands & eyes. Large hands mean High-T, which is a trait sought in men out by the majority of women, as its an indication of strength & access to resources from a Lithic POV, which is still accurate among athletes
     
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  5. DonnyMo

    DonnyMo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thai and Pinoy fighters have not lost the forgotten art of hand conditioning.

    Pacman nailed a rubber sandal to a palm tree and pounded it repeatedly when he was young to build rock hard hands. (he also has naturally huge hands, wrists, forearms)
     
  6. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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  7. Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For every upside there is a downside like most most things.Lots of potential downsides to bigger hands , A big hefty hand is going to not only be slower to throw but also slower to pull back once you have thrown it to cover up your face again or when throwing combinations. It will also be more tiring to keep a pair of big heavy hands held up in front of your face for 12 rounds. Missing a punch with heavy hands will also be more tiring , You may not think that's a big deal but you notice the same thing wearing big gloves in sparring and little gloves, in a 12 round fight at the elite level its a game of inches it all make a difference.
     
  8. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    Hey Blizzy,

    Don't pretend you never saw this thread you small handed peanut headed pervert.

    No offense dude, just kidding with your scragly insect infested beard. Lmao
     
  9. Guybino

    Guybino Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dunno why but "peanut head" gets me every time
     
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  10. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    It gave Ali an advantage at Macy's many moons ago.
     
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  11. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    Blizzy blocked out most of what happened at Macy's that afternoon.

    And can you blame him??
     
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  12. Lazar

    Lazar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Then stick to Asian chicks. Their small hands will make your dick look like a two-by-four.
     
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  13. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    I had to switch to pygmy chicks before that happened.

    Even then some still laughed.
     
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  14. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    same problem. i have proportionately small, delicate hands, but my right hand has crooked fingers and crooked knuckles, scars from stitches and a variety of of other lacerations, while my left hand looks like a female construction workers hand. i only ever threw my left to freeze my opponent, so i could drop a right with all my weight behind it, after that i would rain hard right hands till something broke or he was done... i also have unusually fast hands, so it wasnt hard to carry out that fight plan against untrained fighters.
    and yes, i am also living proof that small hands often mean the opposite of what the stereotype would have one believe.:ladiesman:
     
  15. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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