Ok so i have this argument with my cousin. I said if you are heavier u can take a punch better. If a 150 pound guy a normal guy hits a 250 pound guy and a 160 pound guy the 160 pound guy will take it as good as the 250 pound guy. It's hard o believe allen iverson at 170 can take a punch as good as lebron james at 270
LOL. Wow, of course the heavier you are the better you can take a punch. It's physics.
The more MASS you have the more FORCE it's going take to move your head in such a way to cause trauma to the brain that will cause a 'Knock Out'.
It's the entire logic and basis behind having WEIGHT divisions.
I think it has to do that bigger guys, because they are heavier, the energy spreads to a larger mass than smaller guys. For example, the neck is very important to absorb damage, and of course bigger guys have much bigger muscles and mass on the neck than smaller guys. The rest ob the body, although much less than the neck, it may also help to absorb the damage, so thats why bigger guys can take a punch better imho.
bullshit..pacman can hit wlad on the chin and i bet he doesn fall
Thats not what he means I don't think, it's not the punch thrown. E.g If Wlad and Mosley were hit with a punch with exactly the same force behind, same blow etc.
Would the weight make a difference to taking that punch
lmao talk about exageration... Lebron is 6'8 and he is not more than 260 --Fact.
Yeah that's why they had a scale and showed it on tv about a month ago. He say's he's 6'8 but everyone says hes 6'9
Taking a Punch - from personal experience
In my second amateur fight I ate huge right hands from a kid who was much bigger than me. In that match he dropped me twice, one time I was seeing stars. About a year later I fought the same kid and took those same right hands but I weighed about ten pounds heavier. He couldn't hurt me the same in the rematch. This isn't definitive proof but I could feel the stability difference. By the third round I grew more bold because I knew I could take his shots.
You also have to keep in mind that there are different kinds of shots. Some of which work regardless of weight or muscle flexibility. A clean shot to the temple could black out anyone. An equilibrium shot off the top of the head could wobble even the thickest of fighters. A powerful smack to the ear can send a man's legs out from under him and even pop his eardrum.
Yeah, if you are heavier you ca take a normal punch better. However in Boxing its different... because if you are heavier in a higher weight class then the opponent will hit harder so the justify ends the means.
Obviously a lil boy hittin you ain't gonna hurt as bad as a grownass man hittin you. In boxing, if you got a soft jaw, bein bigger might help you in terms of not gettin moved by punches, but it won't stop you from gettin hurt.
I imagine a bigger guy will have a lot more body surface (even around the neck and shoulder area) in which to distribute the force of the punch so I reckon it might make some difference but not a huge difference.
well generally a naturally bigger guy will have larger viens, better blood flow, a more solid neck and even skull
A fat guys whos 250 on a middleweight frame won't take a better shot than a 160 lb middleweight with no fat though.