Hatton packs 'half tonne' punch

[barneyrub]

Hatton packs 'half tonne' punch
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Scientists tried to measure the punching power of boxing world champion Ricky Hatton - but The Hitman's half tonne punch broke the equipment.

Researchers initially thought Hatton was packing a right-hand with 1,500kg (3,307lb) of force behind it.
But a re-analysis of the data found the figure was about 400kg (882lb) - still 10 times that of an average person.
"The level of force he generated was quite astonishing," said Dr Qingming Li of the University of Manchester team.
Hatton's fastest effort was clocked in at 32mph (51km/h) - a left hook that he has used to floor 30 of his 42 opponents.
His average punching speed was measured out at 25mph (40km/h) - giving opponents less than one tenth of a second to move out of the way.
Bag sensors
The results show the power and speed that await Hatton's next opponent, Jose Castillo, in their IBO light welterweight clash in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Hatton, 28, from Hattersley, Greater Manchester, said: "It was great working with the experts and the technology, and for me it was really interesting to see just how fast and hard I can hit.
"It was my first visit to the University of Manchester and I was impressed with the facilities there."
The Hitman was put through his paces by a team of impact engineers from the university's School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE).
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Dr Li worked with biomechanics equipment specialist Biosense Medical Ltd to gauge the strength and speed of Hatton's best shots.
Sensors attached to a 30kg (66lb) Lonsdale punch bag wired up to a laptop containing software to measure and analyse the data.
Hatton was asked to step up and pound the bag - and the force caused an initial malfunction in the sensor.
Engineers used alternative data and looked at previous studies to prove that Hatton hit the target with an instantaneous force of 400kg (882lb) - close to half a US tonne.
A US tonne - or short ton - equals 2,000lb (907.19kg).
Measuring the forces applied in football studies, the team also worked out that Hatton's average punching force is more than twice the kicking force of a Premier League footballer.
Dr Li added: "It was certainly a very different project from the type we usually work on, but it does demonstrate the expertise and versatility we have within the department."

[Jose FM]

I can just imagine how the other heavy hitters would do...

[Fighting Weight]

All bullshit. The only other times I remember this sort of shit being brought up were before Bruno fought Tyson and Hamed fought Barrera.

Get your money on Castillo NOW folks.....I see a pattern emerging.

[DoumB]

what would Wladimir klit do with those ...

[Marnoff]

if hatton punches ten times harder than an averag human being then wlad must be what 30 or 40 times harder. im no scientist but that sound a bit absurd. 2 or 3 times harder but 10 times?

The average person can't punch.

[J_Roth]

if hatton punches ten times harder than an averag human being then wlad must be what 30 or 40 times harder. im no scientist but that sound a bit absurd. 2 or 3 times harder but 10 times?The average person doesn't know how to turn a punch or use their hips. The average person throws arm punches.

[DoumB]

The average person can't punch.

thats what i was about to say, the average ppl dont even no how to punch, if they are a righthander just ask them to throw a left to laugh a bit

[Zerwas1]

An average person doesn't punch 40Kg, I don't recall exactly how much it is, but it's around 150kg if you take a healthy man without technique.
Hatton 400
A heavy puncher at middleweight around 600
Heavyweight 900+

Just numbers I heard, but if you take Hattons weight at weigh in 140 pounds and some heavyweights who are going up to 280 pounds, it looks a lot more realistic. Whatever I say, I don't trust this numbers a little bit

[skier47]

There is something wrong with those stats. I saw a similar project
years ago on T.V. They measured a top-rated British middleweight;
I forget his name but he fought and did well against Roy Jones in
the amatuers and his punch force measured a much more realistic
2X the average man's punching power. 10X the punching power of
the average man. Get real. Heck, Hatton isn't even as big as the
average male. The average male is several inches taller than Hatton.

[HandsOfGold]

That's weird. Hatton isn't know for his punching power. It's average at best.

[trac209]

if hatton punches ten times harder than an averag human being then wlad must be what 30 or 40 times harder. im no scientist but that sound a bit absurd. 2 or 3 times harder but 10 times?Maybe they were comparing him to Steve erkl

[Carlos Primera]

Researchers initially thought Hatton was packing a right-hand with 1,500kg (3,307lb) of force behind it.
those are some ivan drago like numbers those fools are throwing around

[slantone]

an average person could be a 40 year old woman with 2 kids- in which case- sure- ricky hits 10 times more hard than they do. but so what- we dont need a machine to see ricky s a hard hitter or not- anyone can pound a bag. some steroid ape from a gym could do that. whats relevant is how he applies it- and hes a hard hitter but no ko king. he hasnt go the accuracy or leverage, balance, and timing of someone like zoo , manny, trinidad, etc. hes a swarming pressure guy- who hugs and leg humps his opponent into submission.

[knockout]

"Dang!" those arent love taps it must be A "NUKE!"

[RonnieHornschuh]

average punch = 25 mph? that doesn't seem fast at all. considering my best serve at tennis is about 100 mph 25 seem very slow. maybe somebody messed the numbers up.

[Strike]

average punch = 25 mph? that doesn't seem fast at all. considering my best serve at tennis is about 100 mph 25 seem very slow. maybe somebody messed the numbers up.

Not really no. Because your serve is not how fast your arm is moving it is the speed of the ball once hit. The speed you arm moves to strike the ball will be about 15mph.

[marauder1999]

Let the average joe hit you in the arm and then go ask hatton to hit you in the arm. Come on now--of course its alot more pressure-but too sit here and say that aint right or this aint right-get off his nuts already.

[David UK]

A world class pro v Average bloke in the street. I'd say ten times harder is about right. Most blokes have no power whatsoever. I'd say a decent amateur would punch 5 times as hard.

[achillesthegreat]

All bullshit. The only other times I remember this sort of shit being brought up were before Bruno fought Tyson and Hamed fought Barrera.

Get your money on Castillo NOW folks.....I see a pattern emerging.
Hamed and Bruno were tremendous punchers though.

[smokey]

I'm pretty much a fat slob, but I can make my heavybag stand come off the ground with uppercuts and it's tied to 300 lbs. The amount of force in your blows is only part of the picture in regard to punching power. Knockout power also comes from speed, and not just the amount of force behind that speed. What causes the knockout is the force of the brain hitting the skull. That's why seriously strong dudes like Cotto don't have one punch knockout power. It's not a matter of lacking pounds of impact behind their punches.

[hahahax]

if hatton punches ten times harder than an averag human being then wlad must be what 30 or 40 times harder. im no scientist but that sound a bit absurd. 2 or 3 times harder but 10 times?


prolly has more to do with average person having no idea of using their body weight when punching... so yeh, a punch using the body can prolly be much harder than a normal person's arm punch.

[ChrisPontius]

Force is defined as mass times acceleration, kg*m/s^2. Why the hell do they give force in units of mass?

I never trusted these researches anyway. They already mentioned that it was 440 instead of 1500 kg, that's a 150% error.

[Sonny's jab]

"Scientists Discover World Champion Boxer Hits very Hard !"

[DamonD]

those are some ivan drago like numbers those fools are throwing around
Yeah...I think that film had Drago landing around something like 2000lbs punches. Like Apollo getting hit in the face by a car going 50mph with each shot, ludicrous.

[Vantage_West]

look for maccerinelli on youtube ....you'll find a blue pwter podcast miss all the "look what i made earlier" stuff and you find enzo mac on a punch test..he has 3 tons of psi.

hatton hits harder and faster but for raw puncturing shots the heavuer guys own this area

[Smith]

I'd be interested to see Haye's result!

[Caper]

Hatton hits 10x harder than the average man?

Shit that means I can grab 10 joey's off the street right now and have them all deck Urango on the jaw at the same time for about 12rds, I expect Urango to be fine for the wait before the score cards are announced. LOLOLOLOL!!!!

[Caper]

I'd be interested to see Haye's result!

For Haye lets make it twenty Joey's

[RonnieHornschuh]

vantage_west: can you drop us the link, i can't find it on youtube...
thanks!

[Caper]

vantage_west: can you drop us the link, i can't find it on youtube...
thanks!

3 tons!! how many joey's is that?:nut

[digiram]

"Scientists Discover World Champion Boxer Hits very Hard !"

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[RDJ]

"Scientists Discover World Champion Boxer Hits very Hard !"

Amazing! :lol:

[Chief_Second]

i don't see the point in publicing this before the fight as hype - do they think that castillo's gonna suddenly be scared of hattons "super" punching power???

[Caper]

i don't see the point in publicing this before the fight as hype - do they think that castillo's gonna suddenly be scared of hattons "super" punching power???

:lol: :yep :yep

Exactly bro, that's exactly my point.....your just a bit more direct than me. Its gonna be a hell of a fight two pitbulls going at it.

[PrideOfWales]

Wow

[Losfer_Words]

All bullshit. The only other times I remember this sort of shit being brought up were before Bruno fought Tyson and Hamed fought Barrera.

Get your money on Castillo NOW folks.....I see a pattern emerging.

Hang on, mate- what about Drago in Rocky IV? Sure the bloke was juiced but he could still pack a punch and it was proven using the Soviet machinery. 'Vatteva he hiyyts- he destroyyz'.

[K0NPHL1C7]

How the hell did this old ass thread get bumped? Lol

[TerryESB]

Hatton will be back with a vengeance. Mark my words.

[safc1990]

Hatton will be back with a vengeance. Mark my words.

Yep he's gonna get sparked by Zab once he's done with brother Matthew, mark my words. :deal

[SouthpawSlayer]

There is something wrong with those stats. I saw a similar project
years ago on T.V. They measured a top-rated British middleweight;
I forget his name but he fought and did well against Roy Jones in
the amatuers and his punch force measured a much more realistic
2X the average man's punching power. 10X the punching power of
the average man. Get real. Heck, Hatton isn't even as big as the
average male. The average male is several inches taller than Hatton.

richie woodhall

[FromWithin]

Hatton will be back with a vengeance. Mark my words.


You are a fucking joke. I will ad your quote to my thread.

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