Pacquiaos brutal KO punch. Was it really that powerful?

[KnockMeOut]

It was a powerful punch. Otherwise RH wouldnt be out for a few minutes like he was. Dont see that too often.

[GrizzleBoy]

It was a powerful punch. Otherwise RH wouldnt be out for a few minutes like he was. Dont see that too often.

Some of you guys are getting a bit too butthurt (not the person I'm quoting but, some others). Saying that I'm hyping Mayweather out to be some KO artist or some ****?

Where the hell did you read that in my post?

For what it's worth, I respect Pacman a TRILLION TIMES more in terms of greatness (inside and OUTSIDE the ring) than Mayweather, and I was rooting for Ricky in both of these fights. It's just that I like boxing more than I like BOXERS which allows me to discuss BOXING even when my man gets ****ed up.

Now dont get me wrong, I'm not saying it wasn't a powerful punch.

I'm just questioning HOW powerful it was, since his power is being hyped like crazy to the point where I'm seeing Pacs power > Cottos power threads.

I really do think that if the punch didn't land RIGHT on the tip of Rickys chin, people wouldn't be regarding it as such a powerful punch.

There are many factors that come into play regarding that KO punch.

1. Hatton was getting his ass kicked in the whole time. Remember he was KD'd TWICE only less than six minutes prior to the punch so I think it's pretty safe to say he was still trying to fight while stll recovering and trying to get full control over his body again.

2. Hatton walkin INTO it, like previous posters have said, which adds his OWN body weight into the punch.

3. Punching almost ANYONE so accurately on their jaw, with a strike that they didn't see (Ricky literally never even knew the punch was coming) in addition to the points I mentioned earlier would be enough to send them to the floor.

It was a hard punch, but not the devastating supersmash some are making it out to be imo.

[Khalid X]

Well let's look at the technicality of what happen to see how much of a power shot it was. What I'm shocked no one mentioned is the fact manny gave hatton a concusion with that punch.

The way u get a concusion is when your brain rocks forward and back hitting both front and back of your skull. 99 percent of the time it's associated with your head whipping back n forth also but with that punch, ricky's head didn't snap back like that. Manny caused the rocking back n forth of the brain as soon as connected without the whiplash like effect of his opponents head. In all of contact sports I have seen someone get a concusion like that. To make it worse manny didn't lunge forward and did it at close range. Also he didn't even sit down that much on his punch that much.

Btw most knockout comes more from the snapping back of the neck. That's why boxers build up their necks to prevent this. Manny ko'd hatton on impact which rarely happens in boxing. Most times it's the snapping back of the head after a power shot that has boxers ****ed.

[Double_L]

It was a hard punch, but not the devastating supersmash some are making it out to be imo.

Well not only was it powerful but it was also quick as hell. Watch the first HBO replay of the KO, Jim Lampley knows what he was talking about: "Take a look at this; that was super slow motion!" Watch the replay from behind Ricky... you can see the ripple effect travel all the way from his head to his lower back muscles.

When was the last time you saw a 140 pounder, let alone at a top level, get KO'd like that?

[baCCaT]

I thought RH would have a seizure coming when he went down...

that was how strong the punch came...

right timing of the maximum strength on impact !

[FMJ The Best]

Pacquiao in an interview today said his hand still hurts from the punch he landed.

So I imagine it was a powerful punch.

[KnockMeOut]

Now dont get me wrong, I'm not saying it wasn't a powerful punch.

I'm just questioning HOW powerful it was, since his power is being hyped like crazy to the point where I'm seeing Pacs power > Cottos power threads.

How powerful was it? Enough power to KO Ricky for 3 mins.
Of course he caught RH off guard, if someone braces for a punch, it wont be as devastating. But it doesnt mean Manny got no KO power.
I really dont know what kind of answer you want to hear.
Its is not is as strong as a Tyson punch but nobody can say it was a weak punch.

[Pugilistic™]

That shot was brutal.

he had his whole body weight behind it.

[ThePunchingBag]

Wouldn't that mean that you'd have to credit Hatton for at least half of the power of the shot lol?

I dont really think it was so hard a shot. Same with Mayweathers hook. It never looked like a huge punch to me. Just a real good one that landed RIGHT on the money.

Mayweather landed harder right hands in my opinion, but they didn't take Hatton off his feet because they were landing on his forehead, nose etc etc.

Then you would have to credit the turnbuckle for half of Mayweather's KO. IMO if it wasn't for Hatton falling face first into the turnbuckle he might've pulled through. So if you include the damage Hatton took from hitting the turnbuckle than you're kind of overrating Mayweather's punch. Pac's was in the center of the ring and Hatton was knocked out cold before he hit the floor. That in my my opinion gives Pacquiao the harder KO punch.

[Obusv477]

It certainly looked like it. That was sickeningly beautiful.