What muscles make for hard punchers?

[Undefeated]

How fast are you?

THen I guess we should ALL LIFT WEIGHTS!

[aussieboxer2320]

the punch follows the feet

[GoodBoxfella]

Really using your hips and legs for every punch will slow you down. Every fighter will throw arm punches as well in a fight, but it's true, the hardest punches come from a movement that is generated from your legs all the way to your arms.

[deuce_drop]

muscles are important, shoulder, triceps, biceps, lats, legs, etc, but the most important of all is technique.

the technique and fluidity of the execution of the punching technique is the most important, it's been proven over time but just recently on a new show called sports science, also on another show that i can't remember the name but it's been scientifically proven that although muscles are important it's the technique in how the punch is delivered which makes a strong punch/puncher.

the power and force of a punch comes from the ground up, form the ground, through the feet, up through the hips, and out through the snapping of the fist. same goes with all punches unless they are arm punches or swings, but in modern day boxing there aren't that many swing punches due to the fact that they're illegal in prize fighting.

perfect example of power through technique, tommy hearns and pavlik.

[mr.anthrax]

All jokes aside...the size of a fighters feet make a difference too. Since proper punches are thrown with coordination from the ground up.

The larger the feet then the more of a "base" there is to to generate the movement that travels through the legs and hips.

As nice as the big muscles might look though, I will pick a skinny fighter with great technique over a more muscular fighter with less punching technique everytime.

[jujuman]

muscles are important, shoulder, triceps, biceps, lats, legs, etc, but the most important of all is technique.

the technique and fluidity of the execution of the punching technique is the most important, it's been proven over time but just recently on a new show called sports science, also on another show that i can't remember the name but it's been scientifically proven that although muscles are important it's the technique in how the punch is delivered which makes a strong punch/puncher.

the power and force of a punch comes from the ground up, form the ground, through the feet, up through the hips, and out through the snapping of the fist. same goes with all punches unless they are arm punches or swings, but in modern day boxing there aren't that many swing punches due to the fact that they're illegal in prize fighting.

perfect example of power through technique, tommy hearns and pavlik.

i think the appropriate questions to investigate are:

1 how much force do you need to knock a person out?
2 how do you define a hard punch (force applied by the punch or the effect of the punch )?

With excellent timing you don't need to swing like barry bonds at the same time if you cant catch the fighter off gaurd then you need to swing for the fences. if you agree with that analysis then it should be clear that a hard puncher (as per on punch ko) is either excellent at timing his opponents readiness or hits with concausive power. So it depends on what kind of ko artist you are i think roy could ko an opponent with his legs tied cause he seemed to time his oppoents very well but miranda needs to be set still, leg leverage and all to send you to never never land. but both ways i think you do need some technique.

[MickyHatton]

Big muscles dont really come into it, its more about balance and weight movement.

If you can push your weight from your foot through your hips up your arm in one movement, thats generates power. Its an explosion thats connects weight from the toes to the fist.

Look at Naseem Hamed, he had very little muscle and skinny legs but has there been many harder hitters P4P? Plus he could generate that power from many angles.

[GoodBoxfella]

And if you want to learn how NOT to punch, watch Joe Slapslappy.

[MickyHatton]

And if you want to learn how NOT to punch, watch Joe Slapslappy.

He really slapped the **** out of Lacy and others though so.....although I'm not sure what this has to do with the thread?

[Mishra100]

Bruce Lee:"I relax until the moment I bring every muscle of my body into play, and then concentrate all the force in my fist. To generate great power you must first totally relax and gather your strength, and then concentrate your mind and all your strength on hitting your target."

See Roy Jones Jr