Why do boxers mostly not rotate their feet when punching?

[pittapatta66]

Especially with combos and point scoring, it's easier to forgo the footwork IMO.

[AlexKid]

OK THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS EXTRA FRICTION ON THE FOOT CREATES BETTER LINEAR FORCE! Rooting works in a linear way here.

So whether or not putting so much force and friction on your foot that it cant twist round is better than having a little less friction and getting better leg muscle alignment and a more pure and better rotation is still open for debate. Record holders are doing it both ways.

You are rooting and pushing off the floor in both techniques but one roots more than the other so much that the foot cant move, and the other uses better leg muscle alignment and a more pure rotation

[AlexKid]

Rooting loads is very powerful I couldn't do it before now I can, so im not sure which is most powerful, its also so much easier to do.

Im edging with proper leg alignment I think its more powerful you can root loads with that method because the hips are so powerful even with max rooting you can still turn the foot and its better rotation and better muscle alignment im not sure if its better for linear force or overall power with the foot static you can almost create a solid structure with your foot on the side that draws more power from the ground.

Both are close in power but the static foot method is SOOO MUCH EASIER! Its far more natural and easier to do. I can see why its so popular.

I will test both out to see which is best.

[OCPancho]

Too many boxing experts here.
If you rotate your feet, you better not miss.
Did Joe Frazier rotate his feet when he threw his vaunted left hook ?

He would leave his feet sometimes . But, did he rotate them when he was grounded ?

[AlexKid]

Too many boxing experts here.
If you rotate your feet, you better not miss.
Did Joe Frazier rotate his feet when he threw his vaunted left hook ?

He would leave his feet sometimes . But, did he rotate them when he was grounded ?

He was using his legs to make himself rise up from a low slip as he hooked hes a really bad example to use because his defence was integrated into the mechanics of his punch, it will over complicate this, better to use someone that's still advanced but less unorthodox, someone like sugar ray Leonard or Robinson or Tua Louis, Nigel Benn etc.

But yea he was one of the majority that didn't move his feet much.

Yea I see what you are saying its perhaps not as effective to use that method.

[bballchump11]

I used to rotate my feet on every punch, but now I tend to mostly focus on doing it for the last punch of the combination.

Now I sorta push off with my feet or step with the preceding punches to allow for mobility and fluidity.

So the combo will consist of quick punches that let me cut the distance for my big punch at the end.

[AlexKid]

This is a question that asks why do they do it that way.

Its now which method is more powerful?

I do not know.

Do you?

[Luilun]

Back in the days of Joe Louis the boxing shoes used had leather soles which slid so it was easy to pivot on the canvass . Don’t you recall that they had to step onto that Rosin box . Today’s shoes have rubber soles which don’t pivot when your in the ring . But if you see Boxers hitting the bag or so you will see them pivot . We get it Karate Kid

[OCPancho]

Back in the days of Joe Louis the boxing shoes used had leather soles which slid so it was easy to pivot on the canvass . Don’t you recall that they had to step onto that Rosin box . Today’s shoes have rubber soles which don’t pivot when your in the ring . But if you see Boxers hitting the bag or so you will see them pivot . We get it Karate Kid

Good call.
They had suede boots with thick rawhide bottom.
Pipino Cuevas made that mistake in fighting Tommy Hearns . He could not get any traction .
Boxing shoes now do have rubber bottoms with circular pattern by the heel.

Again, if you rotate your feet, you are fully committed and you better not miss.
There is no need to rotate your feet if you throw a cross.

[Rockin']

Back in the days of Joe Louis the boxing shoes used had leather soles which slid so it was easy to pivot on the canvass . Don’t you recall that they had to step onto that Rosin box . Today’s shoes have rubber soles which don’t pivot when your in the ring . But if you see Boxers hitting the bag or so you will see them pivot . We get it Karate Kid

Oh, reaalllly? so every boxing shoe today has rubber bottoms. Ha, you learn something every day. ,,,,,,,,Rockin'