No wonder Tua has so much power.

[Amazinger]

maybe they didn't snap their hips?
it would've helped if it was that slap was a hook too

im not sayin your legs dont play a part in it, it is what starts it all, but you dont gotta have big strong thighs to punch hard if you have proper technique and strong abs and shoulders

But it can only help right?.
That is the answer to your negative reply to the original question.
I just lead you back to it.

[Dirt]

It's interesting but the majority of big punchers in boxing had very thin legs. Robinson, Hearns, G-man, Hawk, I can go on. Goes on to say that being a big puncher does not always have to do with just explosive power.

muscle size doesn't directly affect strength when throwing a punch. technique and explosiveness has more to do with it

[BrooklynBomber]

muscle size doesn't directly affect strength when throwing a punch. technique and explosiveness has more to do with it

Not true, bigger muscle = more generated power. However this is something I was pointing out that you do not have to generate meticulous amounts of power to be a lights out puncher.

[nomadman]

I think it has to do with the leverage from your legs when you extend your legs when delivering a straight punch, or when you have to turn with your left leg when performing a left hook. Your upper body and lower body all play a role in punching power.

If you're short and punching up at fighters then you better make damn sure you have big ol' tree trunk thighs otherwise you're not gonna generate ****. Tall fighters can get away with a relatively willowy physique because most of their power comes from their long limbs and punching downward at the opponent (plus great technique, of course). And to anyone that wants to cite exceptions to the rule, be my guest. It's not like the human body's such a simple mechanism that there aren't almost innumerable permutations that could result in effective power. The above two traits, though, seem to be predominant in hard punchers.

[nomadman]

LOL when I hear Galento my mind takes me to Butterbean..

Two Ton might have been an old school version of Butterbean in later years, but he was solid as a slab of beef in his prime... which didn't last very long.

[Dirt]

Not true, bigger muscle = more generated power. However this is something I was pointing out that you do not have to generate meticulous amounts of power to be a lights out puncher.

bigger muscle doesn't mean more power. Some people can utilize more of their muscle fibers. By training for strength, you can enhance the central nervous system connection with your muscles and be able to generate more force, without having to grow larger muscles.

when you train for strength a result of that can be bigger muscles. but when you train to get bigger muscles, that doesn't always mean you gain strength from it.

[intoccabile]

It's interesting but the majority of big punchers in boxing had very thin legs. Robinson, Hearns, G-man, Hawk, I can go on. Goes on to say that being a big puncher does not always have to do with just explosive power.

They may have had small legs, but they definitely had STRONG legs.
Strong legs is key to great power, actually. Just because they aren't big legs doesn't mean they aren't strong.

[SplitSecond]

If you're short and punching up at fighters then you better make damn sure you have big ol' tree trunk thighs otherwise you're not gonna generate ****. Tall fighters can get away with a relatively willowy physique because most of their power comes from their long limbs and punching downward at the opponent (plus great technique, of course). And to anyone that wants to cite exceptions to the rule, be my guest. It's not like the human body's such a simple mechanism that there aren't almost innumerable permutations that could result in effective power. The above two traits, though, seem to be predominant in hard punchers.

good post
how hard would tyson punch if he was short with long arms do you think?

[-PANDA-]

maybe they didn't snap their hips?
it would've helped if it was that slap was a hook too

im not sayin your legs dont play a part in it, it is what starts it all, but you dont gotta have big strong thighs to punch hard if you have proper technique and strong abs and shoulders

u dont gotta have big strong thighs but they could help

it all depends on how one generates power, its a blend of speed of movement, weight and ground, big strong legs help with the latter

dont know what abs have to do with power u might just be pulling that one out of ur nose

dont talk about stuff u know nothing about

[nomadman]

good post
how hard would tyson punch if he was short with long arms do you think?

No idea. Tyson's best shots were his hooks and uppercuts though, so longer arms might actually have been detrimental to his punching power.