hunger,anger,faith,confidence, it's all relative. Speed and accuracy are the best answer but to tie it all together i'll clairify heavy hands as momentum. speed,accuracy and momentum are biggest factors to a power punch. Some people more naturally back up their punches with the rest of their body and stabilizing muscles of it. The technique of it is not easilly learned i'd gues and that generally all the physics involved in the pursuit of it overwealm our capabilities.
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There are so many factors. There have been guys much scrawnier than Tito who hit even harder. Mass certainly plays a role, but I believe that its bone structure and frame size more so than muscle mass. Foreman, Shavers, Baer Dempsey were all pretty big boned guys with large fists. If you have tiny women's hands, your punches just aren't going to have the same impact. It's like comparing a .22 bullet to a .45.
There are freaks of nature out there that can hit unbelievably hard, but they don't have the other neccesary qualities or training to refine that power into something useful for boxing. Who knows, the man with the greatest potential for hitting power could be a 300lb overweight farmer living out in the midwest. He's never boxed before, has no interest in it, so he'll never know.Comment
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Good point. Tito especially sometimes looks like he's barely in shape, but then he'll damn near kill a guy with a monster punch in the 11th round.Originally posted by TheGreat1Comment
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Some of these guys are just strong. Tsyzu benches over twice his body weight.Comment
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Kostya said a statement that straight punches obviously land faster than a hook or any other punch. Thus he must perfect it and put all his power into it. Same with Manny. It's all about how much you believe in a punch and believe what you can do with the punch. Straight left is the quickest way to the enemy, add speed+power to it, and it's a sure win.Comment
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