Why did Julian Jackson punch so hard?

[automaton89]

He wasn't big (not even his fists). So no extra power from extra mass.. He wasn't super fast, so no extra power from velocity.

His arm length pretty average for the sport. No extra power from reach.... he planted and rotated his body like everybody else. No extra power from technique. He wasn't the best boxer, so no extra power for accuracy, in fact he had bad eye sight.

Did he tense really hard? That's only factor I'm left with. There had to be some secret

[Ivich]

You can talk about timing,placement.positioning,technique,but the fact remains nobody can tell you equivocally why one man hits harder than another.

[automaton89]

You can talk about timing,placement.positioning,technique,but the fact remains nobody can tell you equivocally why one man hits harder than another.

Normally you can. Either by freakish leverage (reach) and energy or simply being heavy handed (Foreman).

Someone also added that Foreman doesn't chamber his punches and so he had an uninterputed swing . His elbow was fixed, it didn't flex. When you flex, you lose momentum/streight.

[automaton89]

A combination of stepping into his long punches at range like a baseball pitcher delivers a fastball or squaring up to deliver his shorter shots. ;

Didn't other People in that division punch the same way?

G-man certainly did but there had to be others

[Tatabanya]

In several occasions, the effect of Jackson's punch was amplified by his opponent's excess of confidence after putting him in some kind of jeopardy.

Either they became greedy after having a degree of success (case in point, Agostino Cardamone), and ****!, or they became too relaxed as they were outboxing him (case in point, Herol Graham), and ****! again.

[automaton89]

In several occasions, the effect of Jackson's punch was amplified by his opponent's excess of confidence after putting him in some kind of jeopardy.

Either they became greedy after having a degree of success (case in point, Agostino Cardamone), and ****!, or they became too relaxed as they were outboxing him (case in point, Herol Graham), and ****! again.

The Graham ko was high velocity, but a lot of them looked ordinary

[JAB5239]

"Why did you have to hit him so hard?"

"I don't his soft". -Reacher

[BKM-]

His body could just slingshot his fist very quickly and hard. So many factors come into play it has to be genetics as an answer overall. As the saying goes punchers are born.

A lot of these guys seem to have similar built. The big wide shoulders, the wide lats, probably have proportionally large hands too. Jackson, McClellan, Hearns, GGG, Alvarez, Beterbiev, Wilder etc.

I'm trying to think of punchers who don't have those shoulders and lats.

[K--]

He wasn't big (not even his fists). So no extra power from extra mass.. He wasn't super fast, so no extra power from velocity.

His arm length pretty average for the sport. No extra power from reach.... he planted and rotated his body like everybody else. No extra power from technique. He wasn't the best boxer, so no extra power for accuracy, in fact he had bad eye sight.

Did he tense really hard? That's only factor I'm left with. There had to be some secret

Having an exceptional sense of balance and an intuitive sense for movement (they are linked) can play a big factor in some puncher's power. In theory they would be able to transfer weight optimally both in terms of acceleration and positioning. Meaning that they can throw hard without losing balance, and can produce more force over all.

As Dr. Z mentioned above though, the way he steps into power shots is definitely a big factor.

[Willow The Wisp]

I asked him just that question while at the IBHOF Inductions a few years ago; "Julian, where does all that power come from?". He laughed and said, " Man, I have no idea".