Punching power?

Technique and just natural strength.

Tyson did bodyweight exercises in his prime, no one can loo like he did at 19 without some form of strength training, whatever the method may be. You don't think someone could look like tyson if they worked in an office their whole lives and just went home and slept, do you?

 

its in the genes!!!

 

There's many factors.

You can improve the damage you do to opponents by getting better leverage on your punches, more snap on the shots, hitting them with punches they don't see coming. But there's only so much you can do.

Tim Bradley has improved his punching form and is "sitting down" on his punches more. He had this bad habit or throwing wide slapping type shots. But no matter how much he improves his technique, he'll never be a Pipino Cuevas. Not a "born" puncher.

 

it starts in the feet, from the calfs upward, look at Pac and his calves, and how he's carried his power from 112 to 147

 

Can be a lot of factors.

Personally I think biokinetics has a lot to do with it - basically how you move/fine coordination. The human body has a lot of levers, some people naturally can use them to generate force at the right spot and some people just cant. People who are naturally coordinated like that can get more power with strong back and legs. The GGG type.

Some people just have hard, naturally dense muscles that have lots of snap. They can just move their arms really quick and keep pulling through the target. Deontay Wilder strikes me as this type.

 

A gift. You're either born with it or aren't. Technique helps improve it.

 

from the balls.

look at pedjr. no balls, no power.

 

You are born with it. Some people are natural bangers some people are natural distance runners.

You are born with a specific ratio of fast twitch Type II and slow twitch Type I muscle fibers. It can never be changed no matter how hard you work.

 

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Yes that as well .

Its crazy though .

When you look at Brandon Rios , someone who is flabby with no muslce definition . Yet he can put you on your ass with 1 punch .


Look at Tim Bradley . Dude is ridiculously ripped and buff . Yet he can throw 500-600 punches at you and not even come close to putting you down .

And I absolutely love that .

Back in mendez gym , the people in the gym that did NOT look like they can hurt you where actually the ones that you have to watch out for .

As an example Whenever people look at me , they assume automatically that i can put someone lights out with just 1 punch due to my frame and muscular build .

Im 5ft10 , 204 pounds (Last time i check)

I tell people all the time , Please dont let my physique fool you . There are a lot of people out there walking around looking like they straight up bad asses and when **** goes down . They just cant deliver and get straight up embarrased by people who they would never imagined losing a fight to .

The silent ones , who are long ,lanky and skinny as hell are usually the killers from my experience .

Those are the ones that i watch out for .

 

punching through your target, not punching the target.
although some boxers have better technique speed and strength.
the real feared KO artists want to decapitate you with every punch, its that commitment to every punch, leaving you vulnerable that really separates the men from the boys.

 

it comes from the whole body.
AND the technique.

 

That's what I was taught when I boxed. I was a keen snooker player and so was my trainer. We played a few frames and I asked how he got so much spin on the cue ball, he said "pretend the ball is an egg and and you want to cue straight though it, don't try to stun the ball, cue through it" I said "ok" and it worked, my backspin improved a lot.

Then he said "when you are in the ring, do the same"

 

:good Most real punchers are guys built like Monzon, not Tyson (though those guys can often punch too). Long levers are easier to generate force with. The punches don't usually look as hard but they land hard (heavy-handed).

Met 2 guys who had unbelievable power for their size, not sure how it compares to mine because I have only punched myself once. Both were skinny. One was about 5'10, 135 and just built like a string bean, no muscle, not really any definition. Nice guy, didn't talk much, didn't even want to fight, just train. I couldn't believe the power in his shots when holding mitts, it actually hurt. Guy was a freak (had some kind of kickboxing training overseas). Other guy was shorter and more dense (125), still thin though. He hit just ferociously like he was angry. Not really experienced, used to gas himself out and almost throw up when doing mitts, but every shot was savage, especially for such a little guy. Reminded me of Valero a bit. I had 50lb on him and no way would I ever take 1 to give 1 against him if we had sparred (and that's usually my m/o).

I generally freak people out when they hold the mitts for me. I'm 6'0, been between 150-185, and for some reason I hit pretty hard. I think it comes down to a bunch of factors that you can or can't control.

1. Hitting with the knuckles. Should go without saying, but the glove is just something that gets in the way of your knuckles and you have to punch through it. You aren't trying to land with your fist. Just lately I've been trying to land with the first 2 knuckles (it's hard with gloves on) but it seems to work even better.

2. Trying to do damage. Actually being comfortable hurting someone and enjoying it, even if they're a friend. My coach calls it putting extra "f*ck you" into the punches. Thinking of your punches as damaging and dangerous.

3. Using the body as a chain. Used to do a lot of baseball hitting, throwing, discus, javelin, wood cutting, etc. Stuff like that gets your body used to working as a unit, helps generate that extra power.

4. Putting shoulder and elbow into the punch. This is hard to explain but some people will get it. Adds snap and follow-through, plus some extra force.

5. Hitting at the right time in the right places. If you're trying to hurt the opponent, you time your punches for max effect and hit in sensitive areas. A sneaky liver shot that is dug in has a lot more effect than slamming slaps onto the ribcage while the opponent half blocks them or sees them coming (like Bradley). Hitting someone with a hook while they throw a hook, walking them into the right hand, bending them forward to land uppercuts, etc. Hard punchers don't usually go for stupid volume, they throw some distractors and set up a hard shot. They have a sense of when is the best time to really crack you.

6. Little tricks. Raising your toes when you punch, stiffening the wrist, snapping at the end, exhaling properly, punching from the right range/foot position, setting up the power shot by making them react to a non-power shot, list goes on.

7. Strength. It matters. Even skinny punchers are usually strong for their weight. Look at Fitzsimmons, probably the best example. Probably has to do with being able to recruit more muscle fibers, better-trained CNS, dense muscle, strong tendons, who knows.