Which hard punchers is the best ? Skinny, Bodybuilder or Fat/Thick Type

Bigcheese · Jul 6, 2021

I think I'd add a 4th category which would be your Dempsey and Louis types. Of the 3 listed you are definitely better off being skinny as overly large guys tend to have cardio issues.

Mike_b · Jul 6, 2021

One time I was playing badminton with some friends, sorry ot, but there were a mixture of powerful guys there. The hardest spiker was a guy who was tall and skinny type he hit the birdie to the ground the fastest, like a bomb from deontay or Hearns. I know that in badminton there is no contact, but I wouldn't want to get hit by his punches. 2nd place was a girl with strength stocky thick build, good at every shot and spike like a combo puncher with power. She defied the rule that guys are stronger than girls

Flash24 · Jul 6, 2021

The lean skinny type Are Some of the greatest punchers in history for their respective weight classes
Zarate, Arguello, Cervantes, "Little Red"Lopez, Hearns, Saddler, Robinson,Garza, Jackson,McClean, Spinks, Foster at Lt. Heavy That type of body produced
some of the most spectacular ko's in history. Than I would go with the thick muscled " country boy strong " type, like Foreman, Liston, Marciano, Shavers, R. Carter, J.Mugabi, Tiger, Zamora, Greb, Graziano,Zale, Walker. They had that clubbing, thuding type of power, brute strength with good leverage. The thin guys usually had more electric type of ko's, generally they were taller than their opponents, had great technique, got great leverage against usually a shorter foe.

OP_TheJawBreaker · Jul 6, 2021

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There are two types of fat guys in sports: acrofatic, and sumo strength.

The first type would be fat guys who are surprisingly quick and explosive. They have a lot of fast twitch muscle underneath all that lard. This would be guys like Buster Mathis Sr, Andy Ruiz, Tyson Fury, James Toney, or possibly Adam Kownacki. In some cases they were lean and athletic when younger but got very lazy and pigged out on food. You can tell they're carrying too much weight because their wrists or ankles can barely support their huge frame and their bodies are often disproportionate and sloppy. They tend to lack one punch ko power, but can make up for it with hand speed, combinations, and ring IQ.

Sumo strength are guys who, at first glance, just look like big obese fat guys. But when you actually try wrestling them or getting hit by them, you're in for a rude awakening. 90's Foreman, David Tua, were two of the best examples of this. Also guys like Samuel Peter. Very stocky and strong with heavy hands and a robust bone structure. Like sumo wrestlers they may have done tons of strength training or are naturally bulky and what looks like just raw jiggly fat hides powerful red muscle. They tend to be very stiff with slow feet and thus are relatively easy to outbox, but if you get careless for one minute you will be in a world of hurt.

The body builder punchers get lots of leverage with their huge shoulders and triceps. This is why Joshua and Bruno and Carnera could be so devastating when they landed shots like uppercuts. However, such well developed muscle drains a lot of stamina and can make you very inflexible. Thus the best body builder types must have great technique and timing so they don't tire themselves out. Cleveland Williams was a rare example of a guy who was both very athletic while having an amazing physique. Wladmir and Vitali overdid it at times and could look very robotic, but often got away with it due to their superb technique, sheer size, and relatively weak opposition. Tim Bradley and Holyfield are two guys who had tremendous physical strength, but perhaps as a result of having such perfect muscle ended up not being particularly hard punchers. Generally speaking, this is an unreliable body type in boxing due to stiffness and stamina issues but in rare cases they can be quite effective nowadays.

Thick/stocky guys aren't the prettiest or the biggest, but they're the most well rounded. These were your old school boxers like Liston, Jefferies, Rocky, Bonavena, who had good power in either hand and didn't have to worry about stamina as much because they trained for endurance, not to show off and flex or win hot dog eating contests. They usually weren't always the biggest hitters but they had great functional strength, the type you get from repetitive motions, and doing calisthenics. This type of wiry muscle can help with punching power depending on the exercises you do.

Lean types like Wilder, hearns, Julian Jackson, all had the very thin waist and limbs, but often had broad shoulders and strong backs. This unusual set of traits allowed for them to deliver staggering power and get tons of leverage on their long jabs and straight right hands. Like the stocky guys, they could have tons of wiry strength from repetitive motion that confuses the untrained eye. They are best on the outside but relatively weak in a close range fight.

Finally you have the ultimate specimens who are mesomorphs that combine many of the above traits in one. Very rare genetic anomalies. Best examples would be Ike Ibeabuchi, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, Shannon Briggs. They are stocky and a little thick, yet they have very aesthetic muscle while also having fast twitch fibers for explosive combinations.
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A really good explanation, Thank you very much

roughdiamond · Jul 7, 2021

The type with two arms and two legs.

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