Cus D'amato claimed guys with my skeleton structure (Hearns) punch the hardest. Was he right?

[Pugilist89]

I agree that tall, long, lean and wiry guys do have the advantage when it comes to punching power because many of them are naturally heavier than their opponents in each respective weight division. Many of them often strain themselves just in order to make weight. Which is the reason why they are appear so thin and strong at the same time. Some of these guys are cutting more than 40 pounds just to make the weight.

Julian Jackson and G-man didn't really have that edge though in their divisions did they?

[jmrf4435]

Slim, lanky, Tommy hearns type (although I'm actually bigger than Tommy in terms of my back and shoulders I think). Hearns is 185, I:m. 186.

Would you say since that time Cus was right?

Is it really thT common as he says for guys with my structure to punch the hardest?

My form is amateurish, but so is most of todays boxers, so ignore that. Just stick to power.

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The other types would be Mike Tyson, Tank, and a third type being FRANK Bruno, Wladimir Klitchko.

a lot of stocky guys like Canelo and tyson hit very hard too pacman, povetkin, tank shorter compact guys

[Pugilist89]

"If you watch Hearns footwork he was always putting himself in position to get the most torque on his punches from the legs through the hips and shoulders"

He looked like he had a good stiffened impact too, which is raw strength in my experience. Snap you can have either way(strong or average) but stiffened punches, you better be strong.

[Pugilist89]

From my personal experience the fighters whose punches hurt me the most had fast hands and knew how to deliver their punches through the hip in one rapid motion.

That's my type.... I throw them short and twisted.

[Pugilist89]

Nah.

Teddy Atlas: Who's the hardest puncher you ever faced?

Evander Holyfield: George Foreman.

It's at 5:25

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He never faced a Wilder physique though who could ****?

[Pugilist89]

What the hell as these videos?

You're not saying you have Hearns frame do you?? [d.

See for yourself his arms with mine . https://postimg.cc/qgS8nkpC

[Pugilist89]

Double post.

[Cypocryphy]

With literally 3 seconds of footage filmed behind a heavy bag, you are most certainly the next coming of Tommy Hearns.

LOL! I know man. What was that? I suppose he doesn't want to reveal too much because it might causes his next opponent to "no show."

[Cypocryphy]

The hardest puncher (within my weight class) was not a tall, lanky guy. He was average height, compact, with broad shoulders. He hit harder than many guys much bigger than him. Also, there is different types of power. It's hard to say what is "the hardest."

I'll give you a classic example seeing as how Earnie Shavers just died. Shaver's punches were described as a ******* blast. When he hit a guy, it was described with words like "explosion" or "******* blast." But then you have George Foreman, and his punches were described as a different kind of power. His were like thudding shots that made you whole body shake, from head to toe. You can have this same comparison when you look at Adonis Stevenson and Artur Beterbiev. Stevenson was more like a ******* type power while Beterbiev is more like a sledge hammer.

I don't know how hard you hit, and I can't say that your body type is conducive to generating power. I've seen plenty of guys that are tall and lanky that have pillows for fists. There's something else to it than just merely body type. I don't know what it is, but at the same time, I know what it's not.

(BTW: If you want to make a video, use sound and make it longer, that way we can see exactly what you are doing and hear the sound of your fist connecting. That would help a little. But the best way to know whether you hit hard is to have your sparring partner or coach tell you if you hit hard. That's usually how you find out. Either that or the fact that you are fighting and stopping guys.)

[Pugilist89]

The hardest puncher (within my weight class) was not a tall, lanky guy. He was average height, compact, with broad shoulders. He hit harder than many guys much bigger than him. Also, there is different types of power. It's hard to say what is "the hardest."

I'll give you a classic example seeing as how Earnie Shavers just died. Shaver's punches were described as a ******* blast. When he hit a guy, it was described with words like "explosion" or "******* blast." But then you have George Foreman, and his punches were described as a different kind of power. His were like thudding shots that made you whole body shake, from head to toe. You can have this same comparison when you look at Adonis Stevenson and Artur Beterbiev. Stevenson was more like a ******* type power while Beterbiev is more like a sledge hammer.

I don't know how hard you hit, and I can't say that your body type is conducive to generating power. I've seen plenty of guys that are tall and lanky that have pillows for fists. There's something else to it than just merely body type. I don't know what it is, but at the same time, I know what it's not.

(BTW: If you want to make a video, use sound and make it longer, that way we can see exactly what you are doing and hear the sound of your fist connecting. That would help a little. But the best way to know whether you hit hard is to have your sparring partner or coach tell you if you hit hard. That's usually how you find out. Either that or the fact that you are fighting and stopping guys.)

There is sound in my videos dude..