What determines a fighter being...

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by rm36, Jul 20, 2009.


  1. rm36

    rm36 Active Member Full Member

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    But all fighters with power in both hands aren't necessarily ambidextrous. It seems like it goes beyond simply being more proficient with the dominant hand.
     
  2. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is my first post: "A lot of factors detreman power in one or both hands. First of all while techneque can improve power. power it's self is a natural talent. In other words a fethered fisted boxer can improve his power but is not going to become a power puncher no matter how much he works at it. The fourlma for power is mass+ distance + speed = power. Which is why heavyweights and long lanky boxers tend to have the most power. Style is an important factor as well. Most boxers fight out of a high guard. While a high guard provides for better defense it takes away some power. You can still hit with power with both hands but you get more power out of a low guard. Perhaps the most important punch in boxing is the jab. Typicaly the jab is a range finder and point scorer but rarely a power punch. The jab if you commit to it can be a power punch. Usualy if a boxer has two handed power it is the hook that provides the power. Of the three basic punches Jab, Stright and Hook. The hook may be the hardest to perfect. For most boxers their power punch is the stright from the back and usualy dominit hand, because it is stronger than the lead hand and travels a greater distance." this might help.