Why isn't Bradley more powerful?

I watched a docu where some scientist were monitoring Rampage Jackson (not a boxer.... I know)they had him hooked up to all sorts of wires, but breaking it down it was actually his A$$. Yup the gleuts showed the biggest generation and transfer of energy thro his body for the punch ...was really interesting..... and funny to hear Jackson go on about how his power comes from his a$$ once he found out.

 

Algeri looks like he may have what it takes

 

As to the OP....

I think it comes down to draining.
Bradley comes into the fight weighing 164/165.

That's close to where CottHOE is on fightnight.

I think if he moved up to 154 LMW, we'd see an increase in KOs and KDs.

We might also see him fare better against those iron chinned brawlers he's always Fighting.

Not that he ever loses to them anyway.

He could always boil down to 147 if Rios was to beat brook.

 

I had a shoulder specialist tell me it was all about how the joints are set in the shoulder he said that basically everyone is different and you want a 'loose' shoulder cuff that has a greater range of movement to generate power. Kinda makes sense if you think about it.

 

Punchers are born

 

Because punching power is a mysterious gift and he doesn't have it. His punching form is not exactly textbook because he doesn't turn his punches enough and he doesn't fully extend them to go trough the target in my humble opinion. Only his body shots are textbook and he does the most damage to the midsection. But well he is a hell of a fighter always fun to watch.

 

Always tought about that. You can even see some boxers can throw any range of punches, like 3g, even apparently harmful ones, others are more "bound" in their range of movements and can't seem to generate speed or power in the arm.

 

Because he lacks muscle mass.












Joking aside, he doesn't lack punching power. He hits hard, it's just that he faced a lot of iron chinned opponents.

He lifted Paquiao from the ground in their rematch. The energy behind those shots was unreal.

Bradley can punch hard.

 

It is also a question of relaxing the muscles and your body while you throw a punch. If you are tense you can't use your full power. This is very true in boxing and also for example in tennis when you serve and in basbal I guess but I never played. A body builder can never serve at 140 miles per hour even if he has the technique just because his body is to tense and lacks the snap.

 

Timothy Bradley conserves all of his power for his BBC.

 

He swings so wild that at the end he gets off balance and his punch becomes just an arm punch. Horrible technique...

He also lands those hooks 1 of 100 times, cuz you can see them coming miles away.

 

Mostly to do with his style and what he has to do to land punches. He doesn't follow through the target with a stable platform...always seems to be hopping about and contorted in some weird way and off balance...I'm sure he can bang...he just doesn't fight that way most of the time. His "slickness" doesn't seem to have a fluidity to it that shifts between defence and offence...he's swinging his whole upper body about and landing arm punches.

 

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He arm punches a lot almost like he's trying to muscle or push the punch at times.

 

I agree, it does have to do with matching him with tough opponents, even some 2nd tiers like Holt, Peterson,or Abregu were in their primes or close to it, tough to beat. I think of 2 versions of Bradley, his aggressive pressure fighting style at 140, which is ironically a great style to fight against Mayweather or Brook, but not anyone else at 147, and the current version of Bradley, the defensive, mobile boxer, NEITHER of these styles really require him to commit to loading big punches. If it was his brawling, pressure style at 140, it was his crazy stamina he used to wear down his opponents, similar to Juan Diaz. If using his defensive style , like what he does now, he's happy not having to load up on his punches, making him not generate big power, BUT in exchange he will be one step ahead, similar to Floyd, cuz he's not loading up. I have never agreed about punchers being born, Maravilla is just one example of a fighter with a lighter touch developing serious, bone rattling power later in his career.

 

I think it's because he's short and he may have done too many weights and not have the snap. Also power is a genetic attribute to some extent and Bradley has been facing fairly tough opposition with decent punch resistance his whole career.