tszyu vs hatton bench press

[onetwopunch]

Shoulders, back, neck muscles, triceps, legs are used when punching. But strong shots wont come from lifting weights it comes from hitting heavy bags, some people just dont hit hard and its not like they can be made to hit hard, looks at Hitman, Tito, Arguello, Sanchez those guys didnt have huge muscles like Mosely, Hopkins, Winky, but they hit hard as hell

[SonnyJ]

I know that tszyu lifts 120kgs.

[SonnyJ]

3 reps of 120kg

[SonnyJ]

but that was a while ago...sorry about the multiple posts

[hollister]

To a certain extent, physical strength will inevitably affect punching power, but the right movement and form can tremendously affect any fighter's punch, regardless of size. Take Foreman, who was extremely strong but compromised his power through the improper execution of many of his punches. However Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano, who were both significantly smaller than George, had excellent power due to strength to some extent, but also due to their short, compact punches. IMO, building upper body strength should probably not be at the top of a fighter's priority list, as it will limit flexibility at some point. Proper execution however, kicks ass lol