Iyo, are punchers born or made?

[~AK49~]

Anybody can learn technique, and learn how to throw a punch, not so much talking about them, but the heavy handed people, the one hitter quitter knockout artists.

Imo, punchers are born. Of course they learned proper technique(for the most part) and that helps, but i think they were born with the ability and were naturally drawn to punching. Disagree?

Personally, i feel like i was born a puncher. Ive always punched hard, power way above my weight, with both fists. With that said, ive been training/hitting a heavy bag since i was a young lad. I learned how to sit down on my punches and punch through a target, but still, i consider myself a natural born puncher.

Thoughts?

[bushleaguer666]

Anybody can learn technique, and learn how to throw a punch, not so much talking about them, but the heavy handed people, the one hitter quitter knockout artists.

Imo, punchers are born. Of course they learned proper technique(for the most part) and that helps, but i think they were born with the ability and were naturally drawn to punching. Disagree?

Personally, i feel like i was born a puncher. Ive always punched hard, power way above my weight, with both fists. With that said, ive been training/hitting a heavy bag since i was a young lad. I learned how to sit down on my punches and punch through a target, but still, i consider myself a natural born puncher.

Thoughts?

You punch like a girl

[bushleaguer666]

You punch like a girl

But yes. You were probably born that way.

[4Corners]

Born, but you can learn to throw a better more effective punch obviously. But look at Bradley, all the strength training and muscles can't turn him into a solid puncher.

[Konstantin]

I think it has more to do with a mindset than anything like genetics.

[New England]

punchers are born with the talent, but they develop it and are conditioned under a trainer for years


you'll never turn paulie maglinaggi into a hard puncher
julian jackson hit hard when he walked into the gym


it's just how it is.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

Rarely do you see Fighters GAIN ONE PUNCH KO POWER or a Granite Chin during their career

just like Rarely do you see a fighter become more athletic and slick or all of a sudden have great reflexes, those are things you are kinda born with

Slickness and Amazing Reflexes is in Mayweather's Bloodline, and Toughness and a Strong Chin is in Chavez Jr. Bloodline

[hookoutofhell]

Born, but you can learn to throw a better more effective punch obviously. But look at Bradley, all the strength training and muscles can't turn him into a solid puncher.

green k

[figzuki]

punchers are born, bottom line.....

[kessu.apengu]

How can you be "born" a puncher? when all children are more of less born the same. Its the predisposition of ones environment that will change there body and mindset. This could affect diet and therefore muscle growth. This is an adaptive change therefore you are NOT born with this trait.