Pure punching power....do many top mma and k1 guys hit harder then boxers

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by highguard, Feb 24, 2013.


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  1. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I am sure that i will be attacked here by everyone here but hear me out....


    1.ofcourse boxers are skilled in boxing and in general when it come punching, footwork and defense, they are specialists at this


    2. i box but also have done other stuff so i have a bit of experience in what i am talking about

    3. k1 fighters, are usually a mixture of muay thai and boxing, with a bit of karate
    which has become modern european kickboxing

    4. preety much every mma fighter trains boxing,thai,bjj and wrestling.



    all that said now again there will be more ko's in mma because of the small gloves and more weapons and guys dont have as good punching defense

    and in k1, the defense issue comes in and fighters are pushed to be exciting etc....


    this is all clear, and boxers being specialists in punching
    should be the greatest punchers, which in skill ofcourse
    but are they in punching power????


    in mma some of these guys are sick punchers and you see many one punch ko's-quick hard kos and you see them in k1 as well with the big gloves


    granted i already mentioned the defense issue
    but lets clear some things up

    in many boxing matches, you see stats
    where one fighter landed 278 power punches and the other
    199,

    and both have no visible damage, there is something odd here



    now from training i can see why this can be the case


    how many times have coaches say these things

    - dont concreate on hitting hard
    speed is power
    it just matters where you hit the guy
    not how hard you swing


    while having trained with some mma guys
    there is more of an attuide
    of smashing the pads
    getting all you power into a shot


    so is it a shock that some of them may
    end being the harder puncher
    compared to someone who was taught speed and accuracy are the important
    thing




    interesting enough some the mma fighters like micheal bisping who have more text book boxing style are rarely the guys causing the big ko's.....
     
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  2. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    Just for me, punching power is inborn and it doesn't matter what sport you're in, if you can take a guy out with one punch you will.

    However, in MMA's case, the smaller gloves really helped in increasing the impact of the punches, plus the ruling of stopping a fight even without giving a downed fighter a chance to get up with a mandatory count, gives the impression that MMA fighters are bigger punchers than they are.
     
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  3. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Any fool can punch, not many can box.
     
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  4. dranon

    dranon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is the right answer. End thread.
     
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  5. Ricky42791

    Ricky42791 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I've heard this many times before, but IMO anyone can punch but not everyone can be known as a "puncher" in other words of course you can throw punches but not everyone can throw one punch ko shots like that of a tommy hearns
     
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  6. JDezi4

    JDezi4 Guest

    Punching power is always natural... There is nothing those K1 guys do that makes them hit any harder than the average boxer... Tim Bradley, Manny Pacquiao...
     
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  7. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    No.
     
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  8. box4life11

    box4life11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your born with punching power.
     
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  9. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Yeah, TH was a freak of nature, like Mike Tyson and RJJ.
     
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  10. iWantToLearnEng

    iWantToLearnEng Guest

    Compared to Boxing, no MMA or K1 fighter can even dare to compare his punching power to the one of a real boxer ..

    For example Badr Hari, who wanted to change into boxing .. he was the best K1 fighter out there, but when he trained sparring, his unknown sparringpartner must kick his ass because after his training he decided to stay in K1.
    I really want to know who his sparringpartner in boxing was ..
     
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  11. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    **** off homo...
     
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  12. BiteTyson

    BiteTyson Member Full Member

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    A couple days ago I seen a mma fight on TV and the punch stat total was about 30 punches FOR THE WHOLE FIGHT. Its clear to me that those guys are getting KO in mma because

    A.They dont see the punches coming due to lack of Ring IQ.
    B.They dont have High punch Resistance , compared to a boxer who takes hundreds of punches through-out a professional bout.
     
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  13. SpeedKills

    SpeedKills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The amount of MMA fighter's i've seen get hurt badly by a jab is kind of staggering, seems everytime i watch MMA one of these guys is getting stopped because of some jab as they rush in blindly, then follows the beatdown while they are downed
     
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  14. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Of course they do, yes technique helps improve the output of power but it's something that just comes.
     
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  15. BillyBomber

    BillyBomber Member Full Member

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    There are alot of brutal knock outs in MMA because their defense sucks and also they throw nothing but haymakers the whole night.
     
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