How did Michael Spinks hit so hard at light heavy

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    He looked so skinny and lanky. In fact, how did Bob Foster hit so hard?
     
  2. AngryBirds

    AngryBirds Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Dunno. It’s the same situation with Wilder at heavyweight.
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    But Wilder has visible muscle on him. Not bodybuilder type like AJ, but he is muscular
     
  4. viperzero

    viperzero Member Full Member

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    Isn’t this the Tommy Hearn’s phenomenon? Maybe there is a biomechanical explanation why lanky guys can sometimes hit.
     
  5. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Body mechanics. It was the WAY he threw his shots. Power seldom comes from muscle. It’s how your weight and momentum is manifested through technique. . Tommy Hearns was tall and skinny at welterweight but he hit like a truck and also carried that power up to the higher divisions
     
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  6. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Muscled arms aren’t where power primarily comes from.
     
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  7. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Listen, power isn't about muscle, it isn't about technique, it isn't about speed, or shape or form. Punching power isn't about genetics or force. Punching power is about-hold on, I think Amazon is delivering this cool soup ladle I got that I can just hang off the side of the pot. I'll explain this later. You're definitely going to wanna hear about this.
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Well guys like Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Mike Weaver, Frank Bruno, Razor Ruddock etc were muscular guys and they hit like they look
     
  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yeah Hearns was another one. Tall and skinny but could put your lights out
     
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  10. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There’s also musclebound fighters who don’t hit hard.

    Fat guys who hit hard, skinny guys who hit hard, etc.

    Force = Mass X Acceleration.
     
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  11. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Spinks hips turned his shoulders. All there is to it.
     
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  12. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Let Apollo teach you the secret.
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  13. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As others have mentioned, muscles have nothing to do with power. It's about the pivot and follow-through.
     
  14. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Power is natural for some. and sound technique increases it. Spinks had both
     
  15. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There is. They get excellent leverage. Especially
    Foster, Spinks, and Hearns.
    Also being well schooled helps.
     
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