People Say that Power Comes From the Calves. But Wilder Has Chicken Legs

[thecomedian2]

Wilder was bordering anorexic looking legs, Truly Chicken Legs. Pacquiao has twice the size.. How is Wilder muster such power with such trully weak legs?

[Ghost Jab]

It’s his swimming and strong back. I don’t think his metal plates and screws hurt either. But punch power is generated in the back and hips, not the arms and it seems not the legs either.

[Roadblock]

Wilder was bordering anorexic looking legs, Truly Chicken Legs. Pacquiao has twice the size.. How is Wilder muster such power with such trully weak legs?

So did Tommy Hearns yet was one of the most devastating punchers in history, when they say it comes from legs it means that's where it begins and unwinds through the hips to the shoulders to the extension of the fist it's a whip that creates the power.

[Sun_Tzu]

He is a freak of nature. He put Helenius to sleep with an arm punch that wasnt even fully extended. It looks fucky on the replay but the dude just has a bomb in his right hand. I know people are going to scream fix but you dont fall like that when you are faking it. Its like people saying the Jake Paul v Tyron Woodley fight was fixed. There are numerous examples of people taking dives and it looks nothing like that.

[baroidi]

Delts definitely play a big part, Wilder's delts are finely tuned, high explosiveness in his shoulders.

[Cypocryphy]

Power can come from the legs. I just depends on how you punch. Much of punching power comes from the back. It's mostly from the back. That's why you'd see Big George chopping trees down and stuff.

Truthfully, it's a kinetic chain, and part of the power does come from the legs, the calves, quads and on up through the arms to the fist. You need to have proper body mechanics. Watch how Wilder throws a right hand and then watch how Haney throws his. You'll see how much more fluid and on form Wilder's right hand is to Haney's.

[SUBZER0ED]

It’s his swimming and strong back. I don’t think his metal plates and screws hurt either. But punch power is generated in the back and hips, not the arms and it seems not the legs either.

Agreed, but I'd include his well-developed shoulders with his back & titanium steel rods in his right hand. People try to say the rods don't make a difference, but I beg to differ. Steel is stronger than bone.

[buddyr]

Some of the hardest punchers in boxing history didn't have big legs. Sandy Saddler, Julian jackson, and Tommy Hearns. These guys were bean poles, but seriously, I'd much rather be hit by Chris Byrd, who was a heavyweight, than Julian jackson or Hearns.

[BodyBagz]

Power is torque (hips/waist and shoulders mostly).

[removed]

He's blessed by God, you can't teach that power.