What contributes to punching power?

Legs, with a good hip rotation.I've been on the receiving end of Foreman type power, like the recoil of a shotgun into your shoulder,Tyson is more like a rifle, more precise very sharp hits.

Ass muscles/traps

who da **** knows, this is impossible to answer. i would say speed and wast turning, but foreman was slow, and i almost never see him turn into punches. i would say tecniqe, but look at rocky marciano, i would say size, but look at wilfredo gomez. i think your just born with it.

Punching power comes from the legs, as well as a combination of balance and technique. Back, shoulders, and arms contribute but muscle mass is not really as important when it comes to punching power IMO. well mass certainly is and so is strength so i would certainly say muscle mass is a factor. remember that muscles are required to generate the speed of the punchs and to transfer weight through the body to the target. very muscular fighters tend to have slow looking punchs that throw their opponenets across the ring.

legs are definitely fundamental to power-punchers that follow the textbook. but you also must account for guys like roy jones and hamed who could knock people out while there feet weren't even planted. really i do believe alot of it has to do with range of motion in the shoulders, as those guys had piston like punches that had more snap than other boxers. when your whole body is flying into an opponent with the pucnh you WILL hit harder than being planted. the problem is recovery. jones had this sorted

Could it be that they put themselves in harms way as they are trying to land the big shots? or that they rely on their power so much that they'll take 'lesser' shots to get one in?

You know i once was reading a top boxing magazine and they were talking to Emanuel Stewart from the Kronk gym,they was asking him lots of different things about lots of different fighters that hed trained over the years like Lennox Lewis and Tommy Hearns etc They asked him who was the hardest puncher he had ever held the pads for ,i was shocked when he replied : Naseem Hamed ! No question! He then went on to say that Naz had the hardest punch he had ever seen...espeicaly considering his size ! Naz had huge legs if i recall so i would say legs must help natural power to some degree ! did he say this while he was training naz? if so its not very reliable. lewis MUST have hit harder! hearns right hand was one of the most powerful in history

the first one that got it right. timing, and the shift in weight generates power from the ground up. what if you swing your punches from the ground up like Maussa? lol Maybe intangibles are a factor here. Stuff like desire for a knockout. Columbians are all about knocking people out, it's part of their boxing identity.

The legs, all about how you shift your weight and ofcourse you need to have a strong back the first one that got it right. timing, and the shift in weight generates power from the ground up.

I like a lot of the posts here. But some guys can't be explained, like Daniel Ponce De Leon, dude would actually be rubbish if he didn't punch like a middleweight. Carlos Maussa was another one, he was basically completely talentless, and fought like a rank amateur.

legs, puttin there body weight into the punches

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Technique+Speed+Size everyone is basically just giving different variations of my post.

Jack Dempsey would disagree with that, here's what he had to say Hey, I like that. Gives me something to think about.

legs are definitely fundamental to power-punchers that follow the textbook. but you also must account for guys like roy jones and hamed who could knock people out while there feet weren't even planted. really i do believe alot of it has to do with range of motion in the shoulders, as those guys had piston like punches that had more snap than other boxers.

Have you all noticed that many of the great punchers have been prone to get knocked down or hurt themselves. I find this a bit ironic. Do you all think this is coincidental or is there a reason for it? Could it be that they put themselves in harms way as they are trying to land the big shots?

Yeah, unless he was on drugs at the time. Would be absolutely bizarre if he really did hit that heard! LOL. Holy shit! He could bang hard though ! In an heavyweight midget sense:boxing:

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The legs, all about how you shift your weight and ofcourse you need to have a strong back You know i once was reading a top boxing magazine and they were talking to Emanuel Stewart from the Kronk gym,they was asking him lots of different things about lots of different fighters that hed trained over the years like Lennox Lewis and Tommy Hearns etc They asked him who was the hardest puncher he had ever held the pads for ,i was shocked when he replied : Naseem Hamed ! No question! He then went on to say that Naz had the hardest punch he had ever seen...espeicaly considering his size ! Naz had huge legs if i recall so i would say legs must help natural power to some degree ! Naz punches harder than Lewis and Hearns? :thinking: Well thats what i thought when i read it :thinking:......i think he must of ment in p4p sense !

You know i once was reading a top boxing magazine and they were talking to Emanuel Stewart from the Kronk gym,they was asking him lots of different things about lots of different fighters that hed trained over the years like Lennox Lewis and Tommy Hearns etc They asked him who was the hardest puncher he had ever held the pads for ,i was shocked when he replied : Naseem Hamed ! No question! He then went on to say that Naz had the hardest punch he had ever seen...espeicaly considering his size ! Naz had huge legs if i recall so i would say legs must help natural power to some degree ! Naz punches harder than Lewis and Hearns? :thinking: 100% free webcam site! | Awesome chicks and it is absolutely free! | Watch free live sex cam - easy as 1-2-3