I tried this on the heavy bag and I punched much harder when punching down because I could put my weight on it. Granted, my technique is nothing like Joe Frazier's so that could explain. If you want to punch your hardest...would that be easier to do if you were punching up or if you were punching down? Is a fighter like Tua at disadvantage because he has to punch up? Likewise, is someone like Lewis at a big advantage because he punches down?
I really dont know. I never even really thought about it. I would assume punching up, because then you could really sit into your punch better. Not sure though...
I think it depends on your style and the punches you throw. For example I always find that if I throw a left hook or an overhand right, I can get much more power if I'm hitting someone taller. If I throw a straight right hand or a jab, I can generate more power on someone my size or smaller. Uppercuts and tight left hooks are the same way. You can see this with fighters too, Jack Dempsey would generate monsterous power in that left hook against tall men, while Lennox Lewis would get the same effect with a straight right hand.
probably lower. if ur punching up they say it goes against gravity. i think the main reason y i think it's harder to punch up is because it is more out of ur reach
Downwards, of course. Where your opponent is smaller, his head is at your shoulder height, which is where the punches come from. So, you can punch straight forward and punch him on the nose. If he's as tall as you, you're punching upward a little bit and if he's taller even more, which takes away from the power.
I think it depends on where you get your power from. Uppercuts get most of their power from the "upwards surge" as Dempsey called it, my uppercuts are better when landed against bigger opponents. Hooks get most of it from torso twist (or weight shift perhaps), and like you said are best thrown at shoulder level. Straight punches perhaps should be aimed slightly downwards so you can sit on your punches better. It's all theory I guess, and depends mostly on body mechanics.
i think it depends on the punch. if you slip a left jab and trowe a right uppercut upwards you get alot more leverage on the shot then you would if you had to bend the knees and lean slightly forward to go down.but if your trowing a standard left hook to the head i feel you get more power going down. if you trow it upwards you lose a bit balence so its not as effective
I don't know why you're punching down in the first place when you punch down it leaves your face open for a counter
If your talking as far as hitting something stationary, and how much power measured in pounds of force per square inch, because of the help of physics, punching down would give more power because of the added force. An uppercut would generate the least amount of force because it is going against gravity. Against a live moving opponent however, there are so many different factors involved that it all depends on the situation. I vote punching down though.
It probably easier to punch hard downwards because you can use the body's gravity,while punching up you have to generate the power from your legs and hips. However,I would argue that the force a world class athlete can generate upwards for a short duration of time,would be greater than that generated a short period of gravity acting on the body. Ali and (strangely enough,since he was a short man) Marciano could both punch down very effectively
