Where Does One Punch Knockout Power Come From

I'd like to say balance & leverage also. But I seen Robinson backing away nail a guy with an upercut/hook, for a one punch kayo. But then again, that's why he's the greatest fighter ever.

 

Born with it, plain and simple. Technique maximizes what you have.
Floyd Mayweather v Earnie Shavers. Who has the better technique? Who was pound for pound the bigger puncher?

 

I don't know ,and in truth I dont think anyone can give you a definitive answer.
There have been precision punchers like Louis and Arguello.Wild swingers like Baer and Ketchel, composite fighters like Lanford and Moore, lanky bean poles like Foster and Saddler , tiny bangers like Wilde and Lynch, it defies logic .
But I THINK a real puncher has it in him ,it is intrinsic, it may need polishing a bit .
Hearns for example was primarily a boxer as an amateur.
One thing I do KNOW it has nothing to do with build or muscles.

 

your are born with punching power.

 

Technique, fast twitch fibres and abnormal strength throughout all the muscles used to punch, from the legs, to the hips, to the lower back, to the shoulders, to the heavy forearms and big fists

 

I had it ,unfortunately I also had slow feet.

 

Yup, all shapes and sizes. It can be improved but it can't be taught. If it could be taught everyone could do it.

 

Basically its to do with technique. Some guys can punch good because naturally their bodies allow them to move in a co-ordinated manner which allows the 'whip' action on their punches. Remember the punch doesnt have to look textbook to have massive power, it only has to work. Naseem Hamed had freakish punch power for the weight because he was naturally explosive and had tremendously flexibility.

 

mostly timing, the knack for catching a guy moving the wrong way and meeting his momentum with yours, think Walcott bouncing off the ropes into Suzie Q. Then again, there are very, very few true one-punch KO's.

 

You aren't BORN with punching power - that doesn't make any sense because punching technique does not come naturally, it must be taught - so that old adage does not really hold water.

You gotta have the genetic goods, but build also plays a big part, as does delivery - punches can thump or snap, Tyson and Foreman for a big punching comparison. I think you gotta WANT to hit hard - there are those that box and are taught to hit at the target rather than through it.

Ezzard summed it up well - it really is a culmination of things because power can be put into different categories.

Saying you're BORN a puncher is a cop out. Look at Foreman and Wilde - where's the middle ground?

 

Isn't having tne genetic goods and being born with it the same thing?

 

Well then we could call it genetics yes. But still punchers ARE born, period. Why do some have feather fists and some hit very hard while being the same size? Or why did a 185 pounded Marciano hit harder then many 230+ heavyweights out there?
Yes, some people ARE born with punching power. They come into the gym on their first day and after hitting the pads its obvious they hit hard. Of course with technique and heavy bag work that even improves. But all the technique and training wont give someone punching power who ´´doesnt have it´˙. I dont see why this an ˙˙old adage˙˙ its just the way it is. :deal

 

Its something thats always fascinated me, how some boxers have the ability to seperate people from their senses, whilst others hardly have enough power to break an egg.

Obviously not just something as simple as size especially looking at some of the famous ko artists from the lower weights

 

Yeah, I think to an extent, but being able to punch I think is also something that needs to be mentally grasped.

I think there are those BORN with the capabilities but DON'T KNOW how to bring it into play.

I think that's why saying you're 'born with it' makes me cringe a little. A bit too basic of a description. Also, Dempsey's famous chapter in 'Championship Fighting' was "Fighters are made not born"- putting more emphasis on the technique side of things.

 

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