Sorry,but I cant stand when trainers say"Dont worry about power"!!

Yeah he did. You are either a stubborn moron or a troll and If you really are looking for advice they plenty has been given in this thread.

 

No. See Ernie Shavers.

 

What good is your power if you don't have the speed, accuracy, and tactics to actually land the punch?

You will be that guy who everyone says "He hits hard!", but they ALWAYS kick your can.

 

Feel free to post some videos of the fights, you could be right. Technique is key to being a better boxer though.

 

**** power. Power is a joke for amatuers.

You might be able to throw hydrogen bombs for a round or two, but for every "power" fighter theres 300 guys who can take those shots and frankly just don't give a ****.

A well placed power shot only counts for one point- the same as a pitty pat jab would. Amatuer fights don't last long enough for power to be much of a factor, especially when the refs are super liberal with the standing 8 count.

Your best bet is to work on endurance. Throw 50 thousand jabs. That will win you fights.

I can't tell you how many times I completely brutalized a guy only to lose by "points" because my power didn't count for ****. It didn't matter that at any second that guy was going to go down, or that he was running for his life the whole time. All the judges noticed was shots landed...

 

Well, and if you're a power puncher it's frustrating because the ref gives the clown a standing 8 right when you're trying to put him down.

So of course he recovers then you've got to start all over again....

If you're an inside fighting body puncher like I was it makes life pretty difficult

 

get one of your mates to video you spar next time, post it up here and we can see what your doing wrong and help you out :good, thats what the training forum is all about

plus i want to see this unheard of power in action

 

haha we all want to see this power, I heard he is the hardest hitter since mike tyson

 

thats why he is called ironfist not ironmike

 

Yet another esb'er with sick power! wow

 

This is the internet there are a lot of trolls.

But to the point, If you already understand balance, technique etc. but you know you are going to/want to use more power then what are you asking here? This seems to be just a 'Look at me, everyone says I punch like Mike Tyson' threads.

 

If you're sparring you should just be focusing on technique, everything should be combined in being efficient. You say you're relatively old, but when you are sparring it is a learning session, and its essential that you try new things. Some motions, combos/maneuvers etc dont come out at full force when you're caught up in action and rehearsing something new in particular. You may not be comfortable using a new combo or tight tactic to close distance, and its those tiny defensive movements that has more to do with precision and practice where power has no substitute. Maybe your age or 'lack of experience' as you put it has caused you to over look other options, Skillwise. Overall power is good so why would your coach insist you focus on that when its an asset you already have. Just trying to make sense of it, since I dont think anyone would argue that power is useless.