mention some absurd myths in the boxing

Precisely. Great punchers almost always have some innate physical advantage over their foes, but they also need to spend hundreds of hours in the gym honing their skills in order to get to that point. You can't just stick any old farmboy in the ring and expect them to punch with truly world class power. And even if they could, it's nothing that technique and proper training couldn't improve.

 

In a literal sense you are right but explain figuratively Tommy Hearns then...

 

See bold.

 

This thread has started badly and gone down hill from there.

Prety much everything that people have put forward as an "absurd myth", has been something that is completely unknowable or unprovable one way or the other.

 

According to Steward and another old fella who trained him before he went pro always maintained that the power was there he just fought to win a amateur match not a 15round pro fight. But I agree with you 2 punchers are born and made.

 

That's why they're called myths.

 

No, a myth would imply a substantial body of evidence to the contrary.

These positions are all highly plausible, or in some cases probable.

 

:deal

 

I think 60's Ali could dance for 15. Chuvalo, Terrell...

Anyway the Ketchel-Papke sucker punch is a myth. No mas.