why cant malignaggi punch?

Wouldn't say that's typical...

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...I can only guess that you've lost an avatar bet. I've never been ballsy enough to make one, myself.

 

Genetics

 

Cloud the issue all they want, B; "genetics" is what it comes down to.

 

CHI :yep

 

he did hurt diaz though.

 

he's non violent:rasta

 

Because hes really a female!

 

Apparently, he did in his first three wins.

Only had two stoppages since those three wins. I want to see videos of his five TKOs.

 

howard davis couldn't punch but was a much better boxer thab Paulie

 

A lot of people are reducing punching power all the way down to genetics, but skill is an IMPORTANT factor in the effectiveness of a punch. There will be people who don't know how to punch initially, though through effective teaching of the correct application of force will make a difference.

The predisposition of genetic factors is an effect of sampling bias. Those who can't bang will usually be weeded out by the system, with the exception of those with other skills to make up for it. Everyone at the top level has surpassed a certain bar of power that's necessary. Off the top of my head floyd who is underrated for not KOing as often does indeed have the power to make opponents respect him.

There will be some unorthodox methods that fighters with "natural punching power" will employ, yet upon closer examination the body mechanics support the resulting effects, i.e. knock outs. Margarito for example, has knock out power. Look at the Margo/cotto fight; he looks like he has the power not because of his alleged bricks, but because of the weight he throws in his punches through his calves.

Like an earlier poster explained, the kinetic energy in a punch is derived from its speed and mass. However because a boxing match is very fluid, there will only be one point, and instantaneous at that, in which the mass of the body utilized in the punch is maximized. This is why although Margo doesn't look too fast, (or in fact many heavier weights) the weight (and thus, the power) is there. Combine it with speed and you have a devastating combination.

However in my own opinion there are a multitude of factors, one major one among them being the total amount of rigidity at the point of impact. The type of gloves will help this, but the main point here is the skeletal rigidity, in which certain positions will be less prone to losing momentum. The difference between a rubber ball and iron ball of same mass will be that the iron ball will hurt a **** load more because of its rigidity, and the same can be applied to the fist/body relationship. I would go on but its too much to digress..

Either way, imo punching power COULD potentially be taught, the many factors that affect power would take a while to train, which is why those who already happened to "have" it, either by coincidence or what not, will have an easier time overall since many steps will have been skipped, and are that much more likely to move on to pro..

 

Shoulders and back don't mean much. Trinidad always looked like he never visited the gym in his life but he hits like a mule.

You can increase your (perceived) power by working on technique, timing and accuracy, but in the end, it's genetically determined what your limit is. And Pauli's isn't very high.

Every boxer naturally applies a style that is well suited to his attributes. Pauli knows he's not a big puncher so he uses speed, volume punching and movement. Some people may believe that's the reason he doesn't punch hard, but it's the other way around..

 

He doesn't set down on his punches and spends too much talking instead of training.

 

timing can play a huge part where a weak shot could still do damage when the opponent doesn't expect it. if you've noticed with these kind of shots, it's normally these sort of punches that snap the opponents head right back, which makes the brain hit the side of the skull, which causes knockouts. look at pacquiao's uppercut against cotto as an example, or floyd against hatton. both not the hardest of punches they landed in the fight, but the timing jolted the head right back when the opponent didn't see the punch coming.

big punchers don't have to catch opponents unaware to cause damage as they hit with such force that they'll hurt whatver they hit. it's these sort of punchers that are born. this is easily noticeable when you box in the gym and some newcomer that's technically flawed hits much harder than other seasoned boxers in the gym. like i said before, boxing trainers noticed this a long time ago, which is why they came up with the "boxers are born, not made" quote. you can improve power, but you can't make a weak puncher into a phenomenal puncher.