What muscles make for hard punchers?

[beez721]

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

then he must have beaten all club fighters?

[Mickey Gomez]

Combination of legs, hips and shoulder/arm muscles.

A good punch comes all the way from your ankle.

[GoodBoxfella]

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

Slapslappy has no power and does not punch the right way. He just has a lot of stamina and activity. That kind of activity will wear fighters down if you're gifted, but most people aren't world class fighters like The Slap.

Meanwhile you can actually learn how to punch, not slap.

then he must have beaten all club fighters?

He's a slapper. Is that so hard to understand? it has nothing to do with his opponents.

[oovavu]

Slapslappy has no power and does not punch the right way. He just has a lot of stamina and activity. That kind of activity will wear fighters down if you're gifted, but most people aren't world class fighters like The Slap.

Meanwhile you can actually learn how to punch, not slap.



He's a slapper. Is that so hard to understand? it has nothing to do with his opponents.

if you actually had a picture of him "slapping" someone in you're sig it might even be slightly funny but as there isn't its not, do you have any other opinions other than you don't like joe calzaghe?

[tyson]

"There is always a factor infinite and unknown" - Liber Al vel Legis

In this discussion, it means that in each and every person there is this factor that cannot be predicted to each possible scenario, namely the Will.

Sometimes you can swing as hard as you can on the heavybag, but it will still feel weak. Ever had that feeling?
Other times, you just feel powerful and strong and every punch seems to be landing with real force.

This is the power of the Will in effect (or spirit if you prefer).
If you are in unison with your Will, you become stronger physically and mentally. If you lose this harmony due to outside factors such as fear, thoughts, sickness or whatever, you will be weakened all the way to your inner core.

You can inflict your Will on an opponent if you are more focused and determined than him. You can disrupt his harmony and weaken him.
We call this "breaking his spirit".

If we relate this to punching power, think of this;
Have you ever seen a dangerous puncher being broken down and his punches seems to have no effect on the opponent?
If the spirit is broken, he becomes weak inside. Weak inside= weak outside.

Your physical punching power comes from your core muscles working in harmony with all other muscles to produce energy.

The way I see it, you can punch much harder if you have the willpower to deal out damage with that one blow.
For every second in every round, this unknown factor will change depending on what is happening in the fight/head etc in the fighters.
Unless, of course, you learn to be in absolute harmony with the Will, and learn to be absolute immune to outside factors such as fear, exhaustion, opponent etc..

The most powerful example in boxing of this in effect would be Rocky Marciano.

[damian5000]

Tyson - "Your physical punching power comes from your core muscles working in harmony with all other muscles to produce energy."

Great statement. I think someone ridiculed someone else in this thread for saying pecs and triceps, but those are actually the muscles that push your arm forward, and are very important. When it comes down to it, all the muscles in your body working together produce the KO force.

[Mickey Gomez]

"There is always a factor infinite and unknown" - Liber Al vel Legis

In this discussion, it means that in each and every person there is this factor that cannot be predicted to each possible scenario, namely the Will.

Sometimes you can swing as hard as you can on the heavybag, but it will still feel weak. Ever had that feeling?
Other times, you just feel powerful and strong and every punch seems to be landing with real force.

This is the power of the Will in effect (or spirit if you prefer).
If you are in unison with your Will, you become stronger physically and mentally. If you lose this harmony due to outside factors such as fear, thoughts, sickness or whatever, you will be weakened all the way to your inner core.

You can inflict your Will on an opponent if you are more focused and determined than him. You can disrupt his harmony and weaken him.
We call this "breaking his spirit".

If we relate this to punching power, think of this;
Have you ever seen a dangerous puncher being broken down and his punches seems to have no effect on the opponent?
If the spirit is broken, he becomes weak inside. Weak inside= weak outside.

Your physical punching power comes from your core muscles working in harmony with all other muscles to produce energy.

The way I see it, you can punch much harder if you have the willpower to deal out damage with that one blow.
For every second in every round, this unknown factor will change depending on what is happening in the fight/head etc in the fighters.
Unless, of course, you learn to be in absolute harmony with the Will, and learn to be absolute immune to outside factors such as fear, exhaustion, opponent etc..

The most powerful example in boxing of this in effect would be Rocky Marciano.

Sports Psychology mate. 80% mental 20% physical. I agree Marciano was one of the most psychologically strong boxers.

Another example would be Duran and believe it or not Ali was one of the first fighters to put effort into training the mind as well as the body for a fight.

[tyson]

Sports Psychology mate. 80% mental 20% physical. I agree Marciano was one of the most psychologically strong boxers.

Another example would be Duran and believe it or not Ali was one of the first fighters to put effort into training the mind as well as the body for a fight.

I don't doubt it.

It's obvious that something different is going on in the top fighters heads than the rest of the pack, because the difference in outright skill and talent isn't all that great, really.
That's why you will find most top athletes interesting to talk to as well, because they bothered advancing their mind more than the average joe.

Good post.