Is it true that frank bruno and Tyson had their punching power measured? Any footage

[mickey malone]

•A study of seven Olympic boxers in weight classes ranging from flyweight to super heavyweight showed a range of 447 to 1,066 pounds of peak punching force. Energy transferred from punch to target varied widely depending on how heavy the boxers’ hands and gloves were, how fast they punched, and how rigidly they held their wrists. The three flyweights, interestingly, delivered more oomph than all but the two super heavyweights.
•A study of 70 boxers found elite-level fighters could punch with an average of 776 pounds of force. Another study of 23 boxers showed elite fighters were able to punch more than twice as hard as novices, the hardest hitter generating almost 1,300 pounds of force.
•An oft-cited 1985 study of Frank Bruno, who'd go on to be WBC heavyweight champ, showed he could punch with a force of 920 pounds in the lab. Researchers extrapolated that to a real-life blow of 1,420 pounds, enough to accelerate his opponent’s head at a rate of 53 g — that is, 53 times the force of gravity.

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[Sugar Adam Ali]

•A study of seven Olympic boxers in weight classes ranging from flyweight to super heavyweight showed a range of 447 to 1,066 pounds of peak punching force. Energy transferred from punch to target varied widely depending on how heavy the boxers’ hands and gloves were, how fast they punched, and how rigidly they held their wrists. The three flyweights, interestingly, delivered more oomph than all but the two super heavyweights.
•A study of 70 boxers found elite-level fighters could punch with an average of 776 pounds of force. Another study of 23 boxers showed elite fighters were able to punch more than twice as hard as novices, the hardest hitter generating almost 1,300 pounds of force.
•An oft-cited 1985 study of Frank Bruno, who'd go on to be WBC heavyweight champ, showed he could punch with a force of 920 pounds in the lab. Researchers extrapolated that to a real-life blow of 1,420 pounds, enough to accelerate his opponent’s head at a rate of 53 g — that is, 53 times the force of gravity.

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53 times the force of gravity,,, yikes, that is almost unfathomable to me

[StarshipTrooper]

I dont doubt that bruno's right cross as a punch in itself might have been more powerful than tyson or foreman......he certainly knocked out plenty of guys with it. He simply wasn't as good as tyson or foreman and rather less likely to find the perfect shot against an opponent than either.

I ve got a feeling that tyson or foremans uppercuts would have been heavier than brunos. Probably hooks too.

it almost seems heresy to suggest that bruno hit harder than legends like tyson or foreman......but we might have to suspend our opinions now and again. Given a perfect shot against an inanimate object bruno might well punch harder with the right cross in a scientific sense.

Exactly. All the power in the world is useless if you can't land it. Shavers may have punched harder than Foreman but I'd rather have faced Shavers than Foreman as Shavers was a hell of a lot less likely to connect with that power than Foreman was.

[Sugarj]

Exactly. All the power in the world is useless if you can't land it. Shavers may have punched harder than Foreman but I'd rather have faced Shavers than Foreman as Shavers was a hell of a lot less likely to connect with that power than Foreman was.

True, lightning didn't always strike for Shavers. You'd have a runners chance......(as Holmes did in their first fight).

Facing Foreman would be pretty terrifying!