Why don't more boxers attempt Superman punches?

[Doubledagger]

You not only have to land it, you would have to land it at the perfect time when your backfoot lands so you can pivot shifting your weight into the punch and your opponent would have to be in just the right position for it to work.

Its really a ****** move whether it be in a boxing match, MMA cage, or a street fight.

Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones attempting and landed this punch almost every fight though.

[boliodogs]

Boxing has been perfected over centuries. If the superman punch was a good punch don't you think the top pro boxers would be using it????? It is not a good punch for a boxer to use so not a single pro boxer of all the thousands of pro boxers fighting today uses a superman punch. NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THEM! It is a punch that is so easy to see and avoid and the guy who throws it has both feet in the air and can easily be knocked down. It might sometimes work in mma because many of them don't have the skills and reactions of a boxer. The better mma strikers never use the superman punch.

[KingGilgamesh]

Punch power is not generated from the arms, its from the core and the legs. Hence why harder hitting fighters tend to be those who sit on the punches and are relatively flat footed. Footwork is essential to good power output and superman punches pretty much counter that logic by the fighter not being on the ground. They're really only served to act as a feint of sorts but little more.

[Spray_resistant]

Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones attempting and landed this punch almost every fight though.

If you wanna toy around with someone you have complete control of and are dominating I guess for shits and giggles why not? but it is in no way effective offense.

[GGG Gloveking]

It's because those dumb old school trainers focus all their time teaching archaic punches like crosses and hooks, rather than innovative, exciting techniques like this one.

[boliodogs]

Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones attempting and landed this punch almost every fight though.

No they don't use the superman punch which is a long leaping straight punch thrown air born with both feet off the ground. They might throw a leaping left hook but that is not the superman punch and can be delivered quickly and not be so badly telegraphed.

[Beercules]

It's because those dumb old school trainers focus all their time teaching archaic punches like crosses and hooks, rather than innovative, exciting techniques like this one.

They dont know **** about boxing.

[GhostofDempsey]

It would be the most telegraphed punch ever thrown. Any decent boxer would not get hit with that.

[GGG Gloveking]

They dont know **** about boxing.

You know, they do it in every sport. Football, baseball, basketball, they all glorify the old days, and old players that would get wrecked today.

"Work behind the jab. 1-2. Jab jab slip hook."

Man, f@ck all that...

Da, da da daaaa.... ****!!

Down goes Frazier!!

[elfag]

It leaves you wide open to counter and you telegraph that something weird is coming with your entire body movement, its high risk for a punch that even if it landed would be very powerful and has a low chance of landing with a high chance of being countered

the closest boxing equivalent is the leaping left hook, which would be a lot more powerful, more accurate and doesnt leave you as open in the same way. its hard to do because you have to be very athletic and have good timing but it makes way more sense than the super man punch