Precision Or Power: What's More Important?

Depends on the fighter, how they use it, who they're fighting, etc.

 

They're equally as important.

Although in recent example - take Chris Byrd - precision, vs David Tua - power. Byrd had the far more storied career than Tua.

 

precision by far, but power and precision is the most lethal combination out there. night night.

 

you make some interesting threads wwm but you never start out w/ what you think...

both are important obviously

1. precision...well i if you don't have the power but keep hitting the guy flush b/c your precise w/ your shots, you'll eventually wear down your opponent.

2. power...ability to take someone's head off but not necessarily being able to hit where you want. on the flip side your gonna hit something - arms, shoulders, gloves. if your power is at least precise enough to hit that and not air i'll go w/ power...but only cuz i know you want one selection

so i guess its *power

 

i get the feeling that walk with me is gathering a whole lot of statistical information from polls that are geared towards williams's strong points and right before pavlik and williams fight (if they ever do), he's gonna bust it all out and ask us how the hell we expect kelly to win. :hi:

 

and i'll qualify my response to add that while both precision and power are very important...if you can't make it all 12 (stamina) then you may be ****ed either way

 

imo, stamina is the most important thing there is.

 

I'm finding alsorts of ways to bring Razor Ruddock into every conversation I'm involved in, and he's relevant here also. Donovan Ruddock was considered one of the hardest hitters in the division during the early 90's, mostly based off his brutal knockout of former champion Michael Dokes. He caught him with a left hook, which he labled "The Smash", and Dokes was out cold for a few minutes.

In his fights with Tyson, however, although he was game enough to see the final bell in the rematch, Ruddock missed more shots than he landed. His power was proven, but Tyson was walking through whatever landed, but was mostly seeing hay-makers whiz past his huge neck. In the event that Ruddock was more concerned with precision and accuracy rather than pure undiluted power, he'd probably have racked up more points giving himself a legitimate chance at victory. Not every fighter is going to go down at the hands of a big puncher, but a punch scored, whether it be hard or soft, will amount to something over the course of a fight.

Besides, Michael Nunn was able to knockout notoriously tough Sumbu Kalambay with a picture book left hook that he most likely didn't see. Nunn wasn't a power puncher, he was known something of a pure boxer at the time, but it's the shots you don't see that hurt you the most. Precision and accuracy is much more effective in the long run than say a big power puncher like Ruddock or Foreman throwing hay-makers for as long as their stamina holds up. If you're Thomas Hearns, and you have both accuracy and power on your side, then you'll be a formidable opponent for anyone.

 

Neither is more important. Both can be used to win. Success would depend on how much power or how much precision.

 

Without precision, power is a non factor in a fight anyway. :huh

 

If your power is say 100 and your precision is 0, if you swing enough you might hit something. N0t likely, but maybe. Vica versa and you are still quite ineffective. It's kind of a dumb question. Because there is no absolute trade off. A boxer needs some combo of both.

 

I do still think there is a definitive answer, and that would be precision. You'll need some form of precision if you hope to land your power shots in the first place, and I'd rather learn the art of finding my target than having to rely purely on my power. They are both important qualities to have, but you're a more efficient fighter if you can find the target, that much is certain.

 

Being able to a well timed, accurate punch, is often more benificial to a fighter than being able to throw a powerful punch.

However if two people fight and one is percise, and one is powerful, it does not guaranty that one fighter will have a clear advantage over the other.

 

That's what I'm trying to say, but you said it better.