Tua explains how he developed his power

Power can only be supplemented, not created. You either have it or you don’t. Genetics. Nobody created their power - it’s like sprinting. You either can or you can’t, & the influence you have on increasing power or speed is strongly secondary to genetics.

 

I agree 100%. Been in boxing gyms all my life and have known plenty of guys that couldn't crack and egg but could box your ears off. You can improve punching technique but power is either there or not.

An example is Cory Spinks who I watched grow up in St louis. I have easily seen him fight 20 plus times as an amateur and most of his pro fights. He never was a guy that could crack. He always relied on his boxing ability which was far superior to most. His natural gifts were speed and skill not power.

 

Yeah, punch power and punch resistance can't really be manufactured. There isn't a training routine or manual labour job that Paulie Malignaggi could have done as a kid that would have developed a right hand like Randall Bailey. Amir Khan could do nothing to develop a chin like Julio Cesar Chavez. They're just random genetic gifts of nature.

 

Believe or not I increased my punching power by focusing on developing forearm strength as I got older. Absolutely made a difference

 

You can increase your sprint speed with technique too, but the fact remains, these things can only be enhanced, not built from scratch. You either hit hard or you don’t, you can run or you can’t.

 

It's true but some people have no idea how to properly sprint, the level of commitment to each stride, foot torsion, posture, etc... Same for punching correctly. And some guys just don't want to commit to forming a base and absorbing return shots. And if that works for them, it works for them. There is more than one way to skin a cat.

 

Sounds like a lecture lol. Simply stating working on forearm strength got me punching harder. Let me clarify I wasn't working on my forearms to punch harder it was just a benefit I got from training them.

 

Thomas Hearns says hello. 160+ amateur fights and between 7-12 stoppages depending on who one believes.

He was taught leverage as he turned pro and people started dropping like flies. Granted that's not going to happen for just anyone but the fact is he went from a meek puncher to one of the most feared punchers in history almost exclusively via shoring up his technique.

 

Punchers are born then made but a lot of people can hit MUCH harder then they think, it’s just there technique limits them take a look at Thomas Hearns amateur record.

 

Saad was a longshoreman right out of jail

 

Emanuel Steward related that when he was getting Hearns ready to turn pro, he realized that Hearns in the amateurs fought with open hands … he didn’t make a fist. They worked on it and now he’s hitting guys with a brick instead of feather dusting them and the power came.

Keep in mind that before Hilmer Kenty and Hearns broke through, Manny was noted as an amateur trainer and people didn’t consider him a top-flight pro trainer. He was learning on the job. Coaches, like boxers, have learning curves and gain knowledge as they go through observation, trial and error, experience with different type guys and situations, etc.

 

Galento and Butterbean packed a punch too, look at the big powerlifters/strongmen that didn't do peds, there is a common denominator here when it comes to heavyweights at least

 

I mean what would you know you were just the guy who was there punching people in the face… lol