Hatton packs 'half tonne' punch http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6228040.stm Scientists tried to measure the punching power of boxing world champion Ricky Hatton - but The Hitman's half tonne punch broke the equipment. Researchers initially thought Hatton was packing a right-hand with 1,500kg (3,307lb) of force behind it. But a re-analysis of the data found the figure was about 400kg (882lb) - still 10 times that of an average person. "The level of force he generated was quite astonishing," said Dr Qingming Li of the University of Manchester team. Hatton's fastest effort was clocked in at 32mph (51km/h) - a left hook that he has used to floor 30 of his 42 opponents. His average punching speed was measured out at 25mph (40km/h) - giving opponents less than one tenth of a second to move out of the way. Bag sensors The results show the power and speed that await Hatton's next opponent, Jose Castillo, in their IBO light welterweight clash in Las Vegas on Saturday. Hatton, 28, from Hattersley, Greater Manchester, said: "It was great working with the experts and the technology, and for me it was really interesting to see just how fast and hard I can hit. "It was my first visit to the University of Manchester and I was impressed with the facilities there." The Hitman was put through his paces by a team of impact engineers from the university's School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE). This content is protected Dr Li worked with biomechanics equipment specialist Biosense Medical Ltd to gauge the strength and speed of Hatton's best shots. Sensors attached to a 30kg (66lb) Lonsdale punch bag wired up to a laptop containing software to measure and analyse the data. Hatton was asked to step up and pound the bag - and the force caused an initial malfunction in the sensor. Engineers used alternative data and looked at previous studies to prove that Hatton hit the target with an instantaneous force of 400kg (882lb) - close to half a US tonne. A US tonne - or short ton - equals 2,000lb (907.19kg). Measuring the forces applied in football studies, the team also worked out that Hatton's average punching force is more than twice the kicking force of a Premier League footballer. Dr Li added: "It was certainly a very different project from the type we usually work on, but it does demonstrate the expertise and versatility we have within the department."
All bull****. The only other times I remember this sort of **** being brought up were before Bruno fought Tyson and Hamed fought Barrera. Get your money on Castillo NOW folks.....I see a pattern emerging.
The average person doesn't know how to turn a punch or use their hips. The average person throws arm punches.
thats what i was about to say, the average ppl dont even no how to punch, if they are a righthander just ask them to throw a left to laugh a bit
An average person doesn't punch 40Kg, I don't recall exactly how much it is, but it's around 150kg if you take a healthy man without technique. Hatton 400 A heavy puncher at middleweight around 600 Heavyweight 900+ Just numbers I heard, but if you take Hattons weight at weigh in 140 pounds and some heavyweights who are going up to 280 pounds, it looks a lot more realistic. Whatever I say, I don't trust this numbers a little bit
There is something wrong with those stats. I saw a similar project years ago on T.V. They measured a top-rated British middleweight; I forget his name but he fought and did well against Roy Jones in the amatuers and his punch force measured a much more realistic 2X the average man's punching power. 10X the punching power of the average man. Get real. Heck, Hatton isn't even as big as the average male. The average male is several inches taller than Hatton.
an average person could be a 40 year old woman with 2 kids- in which case- sure- ricky hits 10 times more hard than they do. but so what- we dont need a machine to see ricky s a hard hitter or not- anyone can pound a bag. some steroid ape from a gym could do that. whats relevant is how he applies it- and hes a hard hitter but no ko king. he hasnt go the accuracy or leverage, balance, and timing of someone like zoo , manny, trinidad, etc. hes a swarming pressure guy- who hugs and leg humps his opponent into submission.
average punch = 25 mph? that doesn't seem fast at all. considering my best serve at tennis is about 100 mph 25 seem very slow. maybe somebody messed the numbers up.