Why Does Wilder Hit So Hard?

Having fans behind you might be a motivator but the ability to punch hard is a gift. The gift can be refined and improved on to an extent but the old boxing adage "punchers are born, not made" would seem to apply to this conversation.

 

Who knew Wilder is the new Martin Luther King

 

So maybe MLK hit harder than Wilder? How about Ghandi? He looked kind of scrawny but with a billion Indians behind him he must have hit like a ton of bricks.

 

That's a total lie. A wide stance doesnt increase you power, it diminishes your power, since you cannot rotate your hips with your legs opened.

Open your legs a lot, try to rotate your hips, voila, you cant. And if you dont rotate your hips, you hit like bradley, or lamont peterson, or a 3 yo baby girl...

Plus, wilder has his feet under his shoulders when he hits, his stance is not wide.

 

A big reason why Wilder hits so hard is because he throws his all into his power punches. That’s why he’s often balance when he misses.

 

Decent trolling.

 

How can no one catch someone who throws such poor punches? It's a little embarrassing for the division.

 

He gets a lot of torque on his right.

 

Let’s see him fight someone who has a bit of ambition first
Someone who has the desire to stay up after the first heavy punch lands
Let’s see him fight someone with a bit of quality who’s at their best!

Whilever he’s fighting club fighters who fold at the first shot or are happy to take Uncle Finkels $Dollar and lay down, we’ll never really know just how hard Wilder punches.

 

he really commits to his surprise punches, puts everything behind them. and his reach is deceptive cause of his speed. one second you think youre far enough to see em coming, next second youre looking up at the lights.

 

Ortiz did, once...and even then, he took a clean shot to the head in order to do it. No one else has. It takes someone brave enough to exchange and willing to be hit. Otherwise, they're just moving out of the way in fear of getting clipped.

 

Elastic genes.

Excellent twitch fibres in his muscles.

Amazing genetics.

 

Leverage definitely plays a large part of where his power comes from, and I think something that gets overlooked is the commitment he puts in his punches.
He puts everything in his punches because that’s all he has is power, other fighters have power but they also have other options to win fights, they can adjust their strategies and fight plans because they have more than power. I know that’s not the reason he has the power he has but it’s the reason why he focuses on it and it’s the reason no one else fights like that because it’s a risky move, but when it’s all you have you go all in

 

You are right. He is totally dependent on his power. He seems to not even attempt to win rounds his game being to survive and eventually set up the right hand.

It's worked for him.

Eventually he will run into a genetic freak who can take his shots, someone who can hurt him before he hurts them or someone who can focus and out box him for twelve rounds.

He is a tall and very lanky guy. Very long arms. His power seems to be greatest at mid to long range. He is not Joe Lewis with the 6 inch knockout punch.

When he punches close to himself, he really looks unorthodox to the point of uncordination. There is a chance here for someone who can get inside and stay inside, smothering Wilder's power and landing his own.

It's counterintuitive to try to get close to a guy who seemingly hits that hard but in Wilders case, I think it might be the way to go.

Wilders long arms, which allow him some mechanical advantage in punching at distance become unwieldy and a disadvantage in close.

Of course this is easier said than done but I believe it's possible. The thing not to do is to try to box from within Wilder's band of greatest power as you will eventually get caught.

If Wilder has learned anything as a boxer its patience and how to set up that right hand.

Wilder, for all his technical flaws, is fun to watch. There is some drama to it.