Comments Thread For: Naazim: Wilder Might Be Best Heavyweight Puncher in History

[GelfSara]

Anyone else think the term “Leverage” in boxing is ridiculous? Never heard it explained eloquently. A lever needs a fulcrum, I don’t see these on our body.

Your body doesn't have joints?

Bill DeSimone on chest exercises and the levers and leverages involved:

https://********/LYkdQ-yCa9U and https://********/Dgh63frVBqQ

Typically when people refer to leverage WRT tall boxers who have impressive power despite appearing relatively slender or weak--Hearns, Cooney, Wilder, Bob Foster, etc.--they are noting that because of the long arms of these men the speed of the fist is considerably greater (and the punches more powerful) than would be the case were their "looping" or rotational punches (hooks, overhand rights, uppercuts) thrown by boxers who were otherwise identical but had shorter arms.

This is also, of course, why the fastest pitchers in baseball and servers in tennis tend to be tall.

To use the planet Earth as an example, the speed around the Earth's axis at roughly 4 miles from the center of the Earth is about 1 mile per hour; the same speed at the equator is about 1000 miles per hour.

[Noelanthony]

Your bloodline is third world and the weakest of all races today. You can run yes, because it's in your nature to run, but you lack strength and courage. Losing cultures like yours never won a war of any significance hence your third world status.

Your Beta Male bit is quite funny. Just another coward from the hood.

Muz you are wasting your time, I’m educated, happy and extremely wealthy and that will not change because by your standards we are yet to win a significant war.

Third world...lol do you mean developing world? That term has not been used since the 20th century. You really are a ******. I remember you bragging that you are satisfied with how your life has played out for you. I beg to differ you would not be so bitter. Don’t let hate consume your thoughts that every comment that comes out your mouth is the same nonsense. What is sad is that when you comment no one responds to you because they know what you are about.

I’m actually a failed psychologist but I can tell you exactly the type of individual you are. Tell me if I’m close:-

Biosexual redneck
2 mixed race kids that our yours but don’t speak to you
3 black kids that your wife said our yours and now they are 9,11, and 13 respectively you know better
4 A recluse now ,lives at home with his mum because the wife got the house in the divorce. All you have now is a laptop and internet access

Don’t worry I’m here for you if you need to talk about significant wars waged in the past

[Blond Beast]

GelfSara that’s how my brother described it to me. Still big looping punches cannot be truly what’s implied. That’s the opposite of good form. I understand the mechanics, but a punch like a pitchers throw is the last thing u want. May have the most velocity but it’s useless. My point is I don’t understand the term as its implied in boxing. I’m doubting anyone knows for sure. I don’t.

[KnickTillDeaTh]

I agree that’s how the term seems to be implied today. Improving ur force by better technique. But still I don’t think any two commentators would come up with the same answer. I feel like it started as a term used improperly but then just transformed into “more power”. I mean who has more “leverage” on their punches, Tyson or Wilder? Both weigh about the same. Built completely different.

I think it began as a reference to creating more power on the punch by using legs, hips, and twist for increased thrust. Now it pretty much means use everything you can to create a better punch and increased advantage.

[KnickTillDeaTh]

You know I have actually experienced this before, getting hit on the chin and feeling it in a different part of the head. I think a lot of people watching these fights have never been hit in the face before by anything. So I don't knock Stiverne for something that may have happened to him.

Obviously I can't be sure what you felt, but it may be slightly different from Stivern. You may have been feeling the affect of your brain moving in the fluid similar to Football players, and boxers which if repetitive can cause CTE, more famously known as punch drunk syndrom, which I have no doubt Stivern felt that too. But I think what is significant is that Stivern felt a whiplash due to Wilders punch, which is incredibly rare, as the whiplash usually occurs when a boxer falls flat on his back and obviously his neck snaps back. For a punch to deliver that kind of force is actually pretty crazy.