Why does everyone on this site think they have freaky power?

The only reason I think I have freaky power is because I do. If someone made a list of the most powerful puncher's ever in the entire universe it would look something like this:
1. Geroge Foreman
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Mike Tyson
4. Jennifer Love Hewitt
5. Joe Louis
6. Frank Bruno
7. David Tua
8. Ivan Drago
9. Spiderman
10. Rocky Marciano

 

Lifting 200lbs dumbbells,yeyah!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y8tU6qH0pg

 

lol smart guy

 

Cause even now, people dont fully understand the mechanics of a 'powerful' punch. There are many grades of punchers; sharp, hard, heavy and concentrated punchers. Most just stick to a generalisationcalling it 'power' and become deluded by it. It's not as if Boxing doesn't attract the greatest number of egoists and bigots.

 

to get power you must use as many joints aspossible to gian the whip motion.

 

Yeah, its a common thing here. And maybe they do have some pop, especially the bodybuilder/football player types. But you can't really rave about your power unless you are fighting other trained fighters in the ring. Not your buddies in your basement, not some inexperience yahoos who happen to waltz into your gym. And I usually suspect the technique by these guys. Anyone can hit "with devastating force" if they load up for one hard overhand right. But how are their combinations, can they hurt with the jab, do they still have snap after 3 rds? Good power isn't a one shot deal, it isn't about how much you bench or even how loud the heavybag thuds when you bang it. It's about hurting other trained fighters in the ring in sparring or fighting conditions.

 

good post.
however i can bench 500kgs and break heavybags with my jab

 

taht guys not jacked at all

 

my straight right is my most powerful move. kinda weird.

 

Your most powerful move? Is this taekwondo??? younghypno i personally believe you are full of crap. Mostly everyone here is. Internet is where people can be who they want to be.

Younghypno obviously is a lightweight, wanna be boxer who thinks that when he makes a big noise on that big scary bag it means he is an insane puncher, and the 5% bf is quite obviously 5% ball fur.

 

Because pretty much anyone can generate a good amount of power. The majority on here can probably generate a lot of George Foreman type power - the type that generates from turning every ounce of bodyweight into that left hook or straight on the heavy bag. Obviously they are nowhere near the league of George Foreman, but most people will find they have good power when doing that. Nobody can throw like Julian Jackson or Thomas Hearns, but the average guy can generate a respectable amount of power. When you step into sparring though it's a different game, and if you're not a come forward type fighter it's hard to land the type of power you can generate on the heavy bag.

 

haha, a quick google search showed me that Jennifer Love Hewitt is actually into boxing.

 

Good answer, pretty much sums it up:good

 

LoL Good one.
You'd wonder why Spiderman doesnt rip someone's head off in one punch? I mean isn't he supposed to have insane strength to weight ratio, like that of a spider.

 

When I first started boxing a few coaches told me I had good power for my size when i was on the mitts and heavy bag, but when I started sparring they were like 'why don't you hit like you hit the bag or mitts?' Obviously they knew why, but the point is its a lot easier to generate some power when thats all you're thinking about then when you have to worry about moving after an opponent and getting hit back. Plus I'm sure coaches tell a lot of new boxers that they have good power just to encourage them.

It's kind of like a jump shot in basketball. I know people who will make 10 3-pointers in a row just shooting around and then won't hit a shot all game when we play.