Are punchers born or made?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Fighting Fungus, May 17, 2013.


  1. Fighting Fungus

    Fighting Fungus Active Member Full Member

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    I am going to say they are born. My friend who boxes and trains fighters said you can tell f some one has power from the first few weeks of training?
     
  2. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    Both are true
    The best punchers are born with the punch and then trained to deliver and place it.
     
  3. rjjftw

    rjjftw Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Its moreso your bone structure etc (born) but also technique and muscle strength in generating force. Fighters like tim bradley rippes to bits but have poor power punching technique as was seen when he waa taking advice from.hearns.
     
  4. sweetray

    sweetray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They can be made. Ask Margarito how.
     
  5. macalpinerules

    macalpinerules Active Member Full Member

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  6. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your right, FF
     
  7. clutch94

    clutch94 Active Member Full Member

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    lol'ed.


    Always find it funny how Margs is seen as the staple for a warrior.






    brb go into 36 min fist fight with plaster fists
    brb totally dont have any extra mental encouragement to keep fighting til the end of the bell.

    ESB logic.
     
  8. Scrap21

    Scrap21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Born. You can improve it by working on technique and strength but RAW power. No you are born with it. It's just like speed, you're either fast or not.
     
  9. gazr99

    gazr99 Member Full Member

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    Both, some are born naturally big hitters and strong. But going to the gym getting stronger helps ala Marquez
     
  10. ogii3

    ogii3 Active Member Full Member

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    90% Born and 10% made. You may add some power to your punching and mostly to improve the technical issues for landing a power punch, but it's impossible to become a puncher from nothing. There are way of examples.
     
  11. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    punchers are made. Being strong is a little bit being born, but most strong guys who lift weights are not boxer. I would put it at 60 made to 40 born. It could be 50/50 but I still think technique is taught. Hearns had something like 8 knockouts in 163 amateur fights, yet then had a record of 32-0 30 knockouts as a professional.
     
  12. box4life11

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  13. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    If it is indeed made, we should've seen either an entire stable of fighters (following a uniform training method that increased their power) or almost everyone else who trained that can KO anyone with one punch.

    But no, not everyone can land from odd angles and take a guy out like Hamed does. Or just be brutally powerful that a clubbing blow can take a guy out like Foreman.

    It's inborn, but it have to be improved by technique and training.
     
  14. D_Andrade

    D_Andrade Guest

    born with flawless technique, obviously!
     
  15. mishima

    mishima Guest

    some ppl are born to pick up the correct technique for power generation when they are taught it correctly