why was rocky marciano such a good puncher?

[rightsideup]

pls post your insights

[them_apples]

thick forearm bones and technique

[Canelo Phresh]

******* peds

[Capaedia]

pls post your insights

He got a LOT of leverage on his punches when he loaded up.

He would arc his overhand right and push off with his back foot so he was actually putting all of his weight into it.

He also had thick bones and forearms. No visible fat during his prime. He was just a little ball of muscle with short arms so he could quickly get a lot of leverage albeit behind slow punches (see Walcott I).

I'm going to play devils advocate as well and point out that the wide majority of the men he fought were small like himself, and some he wore down with accumulation and workrate.

[CarlosG815]

It's just one of those things that can be summed up quite easily: Because he just was.

[Japanese Boxing]

He was a never ending onslaught of cardiovascular brutality. He had a chin that could allowed him to exchange and let him set his feet to put guys under. He also had some of the sneakiest footwork and underrated defenses the sport has seen.

His genetic make up wasn't too bad.

[dan_cov]

Sorry but I don't see what bone density has to do with punching power.

I mean take for instance Tommy Hearns, Randall Bailey, some of those most naturally skinny guys ever and they had tremendous one punch K.O power.

I'm not saying you're not somewhat correct but personally I do not see what bone density really has to do with K.O power. I know many guys with huge forearms/wrists etc and can't hit for **** despite having pretty good technique.

Funnily enough I feel guys with skinny wrists/forearms etc on the whole tend to **** a lot harder.

[Capaedia]

Sorry but I don't see what bone density has to do with punching power.

I mean take for instance Tommy Hearns, Randall Bailey, some of those most naturally skinny guys ever and they had tremendous one punch K.O power.

I'm not saying you're not somewhat correct but personally I do not see what bone density really has to do with K.O power. I know many guys with huge forearms/wrists etc and can't hit for **** despite having pretty good technique.

Funnily enough I feel guys with skinny wrists/forearms etc on the whole tend to **** a lot harder.

Different strokes for different murderers.

It is not the main factor, it is only a contributing factor. It's just a matter of physics (what little does apply to trying to determine where a puncher gets their power from)

If you accommodate those thick wrists and bones in your technique, they are going to have a big effect. You probably won't be a sharp puncher, but you could certainly be a clubbing one.

[dan_cov]

Different strokes for different murderers.

It is not the main factor, it is only a contributing factor. It's just a matter of physics (what little does apply to trying to determine where a puncher gets their power from)

If you accommodate those thick wrists and bones in your technique, they are going to have a big effect. You probably won't be a sharp puncher, but you could certainly be a clubbing one.

I guess so that said I've always had tiny wrists and massive forearms. Even at 6ft & when I was like 11st, I had like 6.5" wrists with 13.5" + forearms.

I've always felt punching power is attributed by many different factors myself - Strong legs, timing, accuracy, technique, speed, etc

But if you take some guys, not really fast, poor technique (arm punchers) not great accuracy. I mean say George Foreman - Bit of an arm puncher and that but boy was he heavy handed!
I think you've either got great power or you haven't. I firmly do believe punchers are born not made.

[Capaedia]

I guess so that said I've always had tiny wrists and massive forearms. Even at 6ft & when I was like 11st, I had like 6.5" wrists with 13.5" + forearms.

I've always felt punching power is attributed by many different factors myself - Strong legs, timing, accuracy, technique, speed, etc

But if you take some guys, not really fast, poor technique (arm punchers) not great accuracy. I mean say George Foreman - Bit of an arm puncher and that but boy was he heavy handed!
I think you've either got great power or you haven't. I firmly do believe punchers are born not made.

Absolutely, you can't manufacture a puncher.

But some can be retrained to use their assets better, and BECOME a puncher.

Tommy Hearns had 155 amateur wins with either 7, 8 or 12 by stoppage (reports vary) before he got together with Steward, then suddenly he was throwing lightning bolts and shattering.

Foreman sometimes would put his whole body into punches (did this plenty against Frazier (unfortunately)) if **** Saddler was more concerned with harnessing his power than just letting him swing and hoping it would be enough, he may have done that more often.

That is a scary prospect.