How does Fist Size affect boxing

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore .....

 

So if Tyson was to hit a fighter, then somehow ten seconds later his hands grew by 4 inches. Now he hits the fighter again with the same exact punch there will be no difference in the power of punch a and punch b?atsch

 

i dont know the numbers but that list is wrong
theres a pic of ali foreman and frazier standing with clenched fists and foremans are HUGE compared to alis joe is in between the 2

iv no idea if a bigger fist means more dmg or not but i suppose it comes down to the speed it hits the target
if its the same speed then obviously the heavier fist (and arms torso etc) will transfer more energy BUT bigger guys tend to be slower too

 

Along with hand bone density, it probably is a factor.

 

I don't know who is right and who is wrong, but it's been a nice discussion to follow.

 

Ha..There was another thread about this just recently. A lot of it boils down to the assumptions you make about punch speed/Energy (ie equal speed punches or equal energy punches) and whether you consider the just the mass of the fist itself or the mass of the arm and body- which will vary with the type of punch. No real consensus was reached cos everyone was makin' different starting assumptions. Also where the punch hits - concussive headshots probably require a larger energy spread (less pressure ergo larger striking area), body shots greater penetration (- smaller striking area for greater pressure). **** coulda gone on for ever.....LOL

Fukkin hilarious, common sense tells you it ain't gonna make a lot of difference either way, but people got quite hot an bothered:-

Hold on, I put quite some thought into it...

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Shame to let all that hard work and bull**** go to waste.

 

This thread, again?
Look, it's not that you detache your fists and throw them to your opponent: you push with everything you have under you arm, the force is generated by legs, torso, shoulders and arms muscles, having a big fist can only dimish the pressure since it is distributed on a bigger area.
The only kind of punch that could have some theorically, but marginally profits, is the large hook, the arm one.
All the other kind of punches can only be slowed down by a bigger, not generating force, hand.
Expecially the jab.

 

No way, if you'd have ever punched an heavy bag you'd know: when you hit the target with a right cross, your arm must have the possibility to extend more, because without an active pressure behind it, the punch will be ridicolously light. And a fist's mass is nothing compared to the mass of your arm, and the one of your entire body behind it.
Check out some slow mo videos of professionals fighters landing big, effective punches, you'll see that the fist never ends his trajectory on the target, but it continues to push through.