Sheeraz proves, big feet = Punching Power

Deontay Wilder does not have great bio-mechanics, he is not a great technical fighter 'Anthony Joshua in terms of pure punching technique, along with Oleksandr Uysk have the best overall punch mechanics both? With their single punches and combinations'. Note: But you are from my perspective, on the right track in terms of the physics of pow​er 'But it is not all about mass/weight. Power is force x speed. A fighters muscles generate force, that is fact. This is why athletes in power sports, incorporate resistance training in many forms into their routines. Track and Field athletes such as Sprinters, incorporate Power and Olympic lifting into their training programmes, because this is going to aid them in building power and force generation'. And it is not all about weight training; resistance training comes in many forms 'Hitting a heavy bag, is a form of resistance training. Calisthenics and plyometrics are also very useful. Old school boxing methodologies, did build power and strength'. So for a boxer to have great power, they need to first be able to generate high levels of force 'The term force is the same as strength. But? As you have pointed out, that force is not going to be utilized greatly, if the fighter struggles to recruit that force in an instant. While delivering a punch'. This is why strong man athletes such as Hafthor Bjnorsson and Eddie Hall 'Although they have the ability to generate very high levels of force, compared to fighters such as Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua. They are not utilizing all of that power in a instant, while throwing a punch. There are most likely Middle Weight and Light Heavyweight professional boxers, who have more relevant boxing strength than Bjnorsson and Hall'. Olympic lifters are more powerful athletes than Power lifters 'Because to perform a Olympic lift, speed is a crucial element more so than a power lift'. To conclude: So in my opinion the crucial element which makes a power puncher 'Is their ability to recruit high levels of force, and deliver that force in an instant. That is what creates power. The mass of the athletes is not the determining factor, The structure of the athletes also plays a important factor, tendons store energy and transfer forces. Fighters such as George Foreman, Gennedy Golovkin, Artur Beterbiev, Mike Tyson, they all have a very dense build and structure. Although this may not be a determining factor in being a power puncher, maybe this is what adds to the effect of certain fighters hitting with a lot of force. In terms of perspective' I have many years ago on here, spoken about this subject in more detail 'From my perspective. But? What you have stated is pretty much similar to my views. I just don't overrate mass, I think fighters such as Tyson Fury and many more modern day super heavyweights have proven that mass is not a determining factor of being a power puncher' etc. This "in an instant" bit is just the basic physics. Force is, by definition, mass times acceleration. Power is the application of force on target. There's no need to overcomplicate it. At heavyweight, there's enough mass to compensate for bad technique, because the human body, and neck in particular, can only take so much, and that doesn't scale. Heavyweights are pretty much always the least technically skilled division, but they are so big that even with poor technique, they can still get highlight reel KO. But that doesn't mean that they couldn't still improve their power by improving their technique. Tyson Fury, for instance, throws a lot of arm punches. That doesn't mean that mass is irrelevant, it means he recruits very little of his mass into his punches and doesn't have much acceleration.

You know what they say about guys with big feet….. No but girls with only one big foot work at IHOP and their name is Ileen.

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My opinion is that technique is the biggest component on power. Power is fundamentally about weight transfer, or how much of your mass you can recruit into the movement and how fast you can accelerate it. At the moment of impact, it's about structure; how much power transfers to the opponent, and how much gets absorbed by structural gaps. One thing that's true of lanky guys like Wilder and Sheeraz is that they can both keep acceleration going for long periods of time, which helps increase their power. When you look at guys who aren't known for power, like Shakur and Haney, they keep their weight back because they're defensive, and so while they rotate, they don't actually transfer much weight into the strike. Haney in particular uses a technique that's actually almost backwards to how it's usually taught, which maximizes his speed, but at the expense of power. While there's certainly genetic components to power, most boxers actually haven't perfected their power delivery technique, and that's a bigger multiplier than anything genetic IMO. Deontay Wilder does not have great bio-mechanics, he is not a great technical fighter 'Anthony Joshua in terms of pure punching technique, along with Oleksandr Uysk have the best overall punch mechanics both? With their single punches and combinations'. Note: But you are from my perspective, on the right track in terms of the physics of pow​er 'But it is not all about mass/weight. Power is force x speed. A fighters muscles generate force, that is fact. This is why athletes in power sports, incorporate resistance training in many forms into their routines. Track and Field athletes such as Sprinters, incorporate Power and Olympic lifting into their training programmes, because this is going to aid them in building power and force generation'. And it is not all about weight training; resistance training comes in many forms 'Hitting a heavy bag, is a form of resistance training. Calisthenics and plyometrics are also very useful. Old school boxing methodologies, did build power and strength'. So for a boxer to have great power, they need to first be able to generate high levels of force 'The term force is the same as strength. But? As you have pointed out, that force is not going to be utilized greatly, if the fighter struggles to recruit that force in an instant. While delivering a punch'. This is why strong man athletes such as Hafthor Bjnorsson and Eddie Hall 'Although they have the ability to generate very high levels of force, compared to fighters such as Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua. They are not utilizing all of that power in a instant, while throwing a punch. There are most likely Middle Weight and Light Heavyweight professional boxers, who have more relevant boxing strength than Bjnorsson and Hall'. Olympic lifters are more powerful athletes than Power lifters 'Because to perform a Olympic lift, speed is a crucial element more so than a power lift'. To conclude: So in my opinion the crucial element which makes a power puncher 'Is their ability to recruit high levels of force, and deliver that force in an instant. That is what creates power. The mass of the athletes is not the determining factor, The structure of the athletes also plays a important factor, tendons store energy and transfer forces. Fighters such as George Foreman, Gennedy Golovkin, Artur Beterbiev, Mike Tyson, they all have a very dense build and structure. Although this may not be a determining factor in being a power puncher, maybe this is what adds to the effect of certain fighters hitting with a lot of force. In terms of perspective' I have many years ago on here, spoken about this subject in more detail 'From my perspective. But? What you have stated is pretty much similar to my views. I just don't overrate mass, I think fighters such as Tyson Fury and many more modern day super heavyweights have proven that mass is not a determining factor of being a power puncher' etc.

Sheeraz throws with bad intentions, he was trying to take berlingas head off, pure aggression. You don't see that from American Runners.

Pacquaio has baby feet Pacquaio's power must come from his calves, he has some monstrous calves

Yes I also heard that Ian Thorpe, the great big footed Australian swimmer used to ko dolphins on his ocean swims and Oscar Pistorius when he put his XL blades on he would go and knock out rhinos for fun. But when he was only wearing his medium blades he could barely concuss a Guinea pig. More proof of big feet = big power

Great research ElPacman, :lol1: What convinced me of this theory was Danny Garcia. I have no idea his foot size, but he had 6 toes which made his foot bigger That's all I needed to see. I'm glad I can help put this burning question that comes up so often to bed. We shall no longer ask where does punching power come from :rofl:

Great research ElPacman, :lol1: What convinced me of this theory was Danny Garcia. I have no idea his foot size, but he had 6 toes which made his foot bigger That's all I needed to see.

My opinion is that technique is the biggest component on power. Power is fundamentally about weight transfer, or how much of your mass you can recruit into the movement and how fast you can accelerate it. At the moment of impact, it's about structure; how much power transfers to the opponent, and how much gets absorbed by structural gaps. One thing that's true of lanky guys like Wilder and Sheeraz is that they can both keep acceleration going for long periods of time, which helps increase their power. When you look at guys who aren't known for power, like Shakur and Haney, they keep their weight back because they're defensive, and so while they rotate, they don't actually transfer much weight into the strike. Haney in particular uses a technique that's actually almost backwards to how it's usually taught, which maximizes his speed, but at the expense of power. While there's certainly genetic components to power, most boxers actually haven't perfected their power delivery technique, and that's a bigger multiplier than anything genetic IMO.

Pacquaio has baby feet Yeah honestly I never saw Pacquiao a massive 1 punch type puncher. He was fast and it is true too that speed+strength=power. That's where he gets his from and at the lower weights it was better, but at the higher weights it was mostly a heavy handed type of power that did damage while not really KOing dudes (besides the 1 punch Ricky KO and that was a perfect thrown punch at the chin). I'm talking more about these guys that aren't super fast but have freakish power. It looked like Sheeraz barely threw the first hook that scrambled Edgar's brains. Clearly he felt it. Another example is Kelly Pavlik. Dude had crazy power, big feet, yet his punches didn't look hard. Folks felt them.

Pacquaio has baby feet

Makes sense, I wear size 7 men's and I'm pretty much a pillow puncher. Endurance is where I strive.

Sheeraz is just a big MF with heavy hands. He's got to be a Cruiserweight on fight night. The weight behind the punches is debilitating. A good example for those that argue rehydration clauses should exist. No chance Hamza would be at 160 or 168 if they did. The feet thing has a little merit though, as we saw with Adamas that if Sheeraz can't set his feet, he can't let his punches go, he looks clunky and unbalanced. Move and Sheeraz can't let go of his punches. Stand in front and a Cruiserweight will be landing on you.