Sheeraz proves, big feet = Punching Power

[ELPacman]

The forever topic of what generates power I think is getting closer to a final answer. At least when it comes to genetics vs technique and form.

Wilder had chicken legs which would rule out that it comes from your legs. The dude literally just had skin on bones. Though look at his shoe size, massive.

So here is my new take, granted I've always thought about this, just never decided to put too much thought into it. I might of mentioned it here and there in other threads asking about power. I think the bigger your feet, the more your are PLANTED to the ground. This extra coverage of the ground allows for more extension of whatever you're doing. Whatever kind of punch you're throwing, you can generate more energy throughout your body when you have more coverage connecting you to the ground.

Okay, I'm out.

[M312]

Sheeraz is just a big MF with heavy hands. He's got to be a Cruiserweight on fight night. The weight behind the punches is debilitating.

A good example for those that argue rehydration clauses should exist. No chance Hamza would be at 160 or 168 if they did.

The feet thing has a little merit though, as we saw with Adamas that if Sheeraz can't set his feet, he can't let his punches go, he looks clunky and unbalanced.

Move and Sheeraz can't let go of his punches. Stand in front and a Cruiserweight will be landing on you.

[ODLH Chicano Goat]

Makes sense, I wear size 7 men's and I'm pretty much a pillow puncher. Endurance is where I strive.

[Mimms]

Pacquaio has baby feet

[ELPacman]

Pacquaio has baby feet

Yeah honestly I never saw Pacquiao a massive 1 punch type puncher. He was fast and it is true too that speed+strength=power. That's where he gets his from and at the lower weights it was better, but at the higher weights it was mostly a heavy handed type of power that did damage while not really KOing dudes (besides the 1 punch Ricky KO and that was a perfect thrown punch at the chin).

I'm talking more about these guys that aren't super fast but have freakish power. It looked like Sheeraz barely threw the first hook that scrambled Edgar's brains. Clearly he felt it.

Another example is Kelly Pavlik. Dude had crazy power, big feet, yet his punches didn't look hard. Folks felt them.

[crimsonfalcon07]

My opinion is that technique is the biggest component on power. Power is fundamentally about weight transfer, or how much of your mass you can recruit into the movement and how fast you can accelerate it. At the moment of impact, it's about structure; how much power transfers to the opponent, and how much gets absorbed by structural gaps. One thing that's true of lanky guys like Wilder and Sheeraz is that they can both keep acceleration going for long periods of time, which helps increase their power. When you look at guys who aren't known for power, like Shakur and Haney, they keep their weight back because they're defensive, and so while they rotate, they don't actually transfer much weight into the strike. Haney in particular uses a technique that's actually almost backwards to how it's usually taught, which maximizes his speed, but at the expense of power.

While there's certainly genetic components to power, most boxers actually haven't perfected their power delivery technique, and that's a bigger multiplier than anything genetic IMO.

[LA_2_Vegas]

Great research ElPacman,

What convinced me of this theory was Danny Garcia. I have no idea his foot size, but he had 6 toes which made his foot bigger

That's all I needed to see.

[ELPacman]

Great research ElPacman,

What convinced me of this theory was Danny Garcia. I have no idea his foot size, but he had 6 toes which made his foot bigger

That's all I needed to see.

I'm glad I can help put this burning question that comes up so often to bed. We shall no longer ask where does punching power come from

[LG Motel 22]

Yes I also heard that Ian Thorpe, the great big footed Australian swimmer used to ko dolphins on his ocean swims and Oscar Pistorius when he put his XL blades on he would go and knock out rhinos for fun. But when he was only wearing his medium blades he could barely concuss a Guinea pig. More proof of big feet = big power

[Elastic Recoilz]

Pacquaio has baby feet

Pacquaio's power must come from his calves, he has some monstrous calves