Scientists measure Ricky Hatton's punching speed/power

Measurements taken at The University of Manchester have shown that local boxing hero Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton really does live up to his name.


Hatton is capable of landing a right-handed punch with around 400Kg - nearly half a tonne - of instantaneous force behind it. (Credit: Ed Swinden)Ads by Google Advertise on this site

The Undefeated Light-Welterweight and Welterweight World Champion was recently put through his paces at the University by a team of impact engineers from the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE).

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Following a request from ITN Sport, who wanted to know just how hard the Hitman hits, a team led by Dr Qingming Li worked with biomechanics equipment specialists Biosense Medical Ltd to gauge the strength and speed of Hatton' s best shots.

And the results will give little comfort to Ricky' s future opponents, for data collected in Manchester suggests Hatton is capable of landing a right-handed punch with around 400Kg - nearly half a tonne - of instantaneous force behind it.

That' s ten times more instantaneous force than an average person with no boxing expertise is capable of generating.

Special video technology - normally used for tracking projectiles in laboratory conditions - was also employed by The University of Manchester to calculate the speed at which Hatton threw his best shots.

Experts have worked out that Ricky' s gloves fly towards an opponent at an average top speed of 25mph** - giving them a reaction time of less than one tenth of second.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070622090701.htm

 

hope it's not a repost...

 

Posted this cause some people don't realise how powerful some of his punches can get especially if lands them at a perfect angle..

 

He's not a HW but He's still pretty powerful for his size.
Another guy who used to be like that was Marciano...very powerful puncher.

 

Yeah , it's supposed to be in PSI.
but I guess that's a converted result.