Scientists measure Ricky Hatton's punching speed/power

[boxingcar]

Measurements taken at The University of Manchester have shown that local boxing hero Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton really does live up to his name.


Hatton is capable of landing a right-handed punch with around 400Kg - nearly half a tonne - of instantaneous force behind it. (Credit: Ed Swinden)Ads by Google Advertise on this site

The Undefeated Light-Welterweight and Welterweight World Champion was recently put through his paces at the University by a team of impact engineers from the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE).
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Following a request from ITN Sport, who wanted to know just how hard the Hitman hits, a team led by Dr Qingming Li worked with biomechanics equipment specialists Biosense Medical Ltd to gauge the strength and speed of Hatton' s best shots.

And the results will give little comfort to Ricky' s future opponents, for data collected in Manchester suggests Hatton is capable of landing a right-handed punch with around 400Kg - nearly half a tonne - of instantaneous force behind it.

That' s ten times more instantaneous force than an average person with no boxing expertise is capable of generating.

Special video technology - normally used for tracking projectiles in laboratory conditions - was also employed by The University of Manchester to calculate the speed at which Hatton threw his best shots.

Experts have worked out that Ricky' s gloves fly towards an opponent at an average top speed of 25mph** - giving them a reaction time of less than one tenth of second.
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[boxingcar]

hope it's not a repost...

[MarvellousMarv]

10 times the average bloke.

Fuck. That's impressive.

[josak]

He's like a little Mike Tyson almost.

[boxingcar]

Posted this cause some people don't realise how powerful some of his punches can get especially if lands them at a perfect angle..

[Jennifer Love Hewitt]

"Whatever he hits.., he destroys"

[boxingcar]

He's not a HW but He's still pretty powerful for his size.
Another guy who used to be like that was Marciano...very powerful puncher.

[DamonD]

I think we can safety say Ricky measure an 'Ow!' on punching power.

[ajohnfp]

Kgs don't measure force.

[boxingcar]

Kgs don't measure force.

Yeah , it's supposed to be in PSI.
but I guess that's a converted result.

[Rock0052]

thanks for posting man, fuck that's impressive power

[GARCIA]

Thats "allright"

[Morrissey]

I am curious on other boxers' punching power as well, like Edwin Valero, Darchinyan, Pac, Rafa, Pavlik, Cintron and Miranda.

[GARCIA]

I am curious on other boxers' punching power as well, like Edwin Valero, Darchinyan, Pac, Rafa, Pavlik, Cintron and Miranda.

I'm sure it wont be too far off from Hatton really.

[lmartin]

I am curious on other boxers' punching power as well, like Edwin Valero, Darchinyan, Pac, Rafa, Pavlik, Cintron and Miranda.

Many of those would be harder hitters than Hatton IMO. Hatton is not a devastating KO puncher in the vien of Julian Jackson . . . even at his natural weight of 140 lbs. What he is is an relentless force that is a much better body puncher than he is to the head. Many fighters are bigger punchers than Hatton but few have his desire or commitment to the body.

[Morrissey]

I'm sure it wont be too far off from Hatton really.

Yes, that is why some of the reactions of the posters here after reading the first post, sound at once naive and very impressed, when they should know there are other boxers who hit or hit harder than him.

[Morrissey]

Many of those would be harder hitters than Hatton IMO. Hatton is not a devastating KO puncher in the vien of Julian Jackson . . . even at his natural weight of 140 lbs. What he is is an relentless force that is a much better body puncher than he is to the head. Many fighters are bigger punchers than Hatton but few have his desire or commitment to the body.

Good point there.

[Rock0052]

Yes, that is why some of the reactions of the posters here after reading the first post, sound at once naive and very impressed, when they should know there are other boxers who hit or hit harder than him.

There's alot of guys on here who don't fight- and to me, it's impressive because I didn't know the difference between a smaller fighter like Hatton and the average person was that big.

No need to be such a dick about it, really.

[elTerrible]

Kgs don't measure force.

The average person doesnt relate to Newtons.

Just like scales have Kg on them but technically it isnt correct.

I wonder how they get the Kg figure, divide a measured newton value by g? :think

[boxingcar]

Not impressive to me since they once did the same tests only for top kickboxers. (for their low kicks , mid kicks and high kicks)...

But I thought it still was interesting to post Hatton's result because it gives us a perspective on what the guy can do even though He's not a mini-Tua in terms of KO power , nonetheless , His punches are still impressive for a guy of his size.

[Morrissey]

There's alot of guys on here who don't fight- and to me, it's impressive because I didn't know the difference between a smaller fighter like Hatton and the average person was that big.

No need to be such a dick about it, really.

Apology if you were offended by that remark.

No harm intended there.:good

[boxingcar]

The average person doesnt relate to Newtons.

Just like scales have Kg on them but technically it isnt correct.

I wonder how they get the Kg figure, divide a measured newton value by g? :think

convert the Psi result into Kg

[GARCIA]

Yes, that is why some of the reactions of the posters here after reading the first post, sound at once naive and very impressed, when they should know there are other boxers who hit or hit harder than him.

Absolutely.

There are plenty of other fighters that can produce same/greater numbers than Hatton.

[elTerrible]

convert the Psi result into Kg
PSI is pressure or stress. Its force/area

Kg is mass. its not a force at all.

Kg to pound force conversions are technically incorrect because one is mass and the other is force. However, the gravity is pretty constant on earth, so the 1kg = 2.2lb is valid on Earth.

they are probably dividing out by gravity, but its just wierd because hes hitting a bag sideways so the acceleration isnt from gravity, its from his arms.

Their measurement equiptment probably just measures in Kg (with 9.81 m/s^2 divided out)




another way to think of it, is that theyre getting 500 Kg of mass. Hatton obviously doesnt weigh 500Kg much less his arms. What its basically showing is that his arms are accelerating much faster than gravity on earth.



Im a dork

[Rock0052]

Im a dork

eh it's cool man, I could actually tell you how Picasso was and is overrated by art critics and gullible collectors because they didn't want to simply say "the emperor had no clothes" as it relates to Cubism and the fact that it's, well, pretty much bullshit.

Fuck, I'm a dork too.

[langshof]

PSI is pressure or stress. Its force/area

Kg is mass. its not a force at all.

Kg to pound force conversions are technically incorrect because one is mass and the other is force. However, the gravity is pretty constant on earth, so the 1kg = 2.2lb is valid on Earth.

they are probably dividing out by gravity, but its just wierd because hes hitting a bag sideways so the acceleration isnt from gravity, its from his arms.

Their measurement equiptment probably just measures in Kg (with 9.81 m/s^2 divided out)


another way to think of it, is that theyre getting 500 Kg of mass. Hatton obviously doesnt weigh 500Kg much less his arms. What its basically showing is that his arms are accelerating much faster than gravity on earth.



Im a dork

Would it be better if they had called it kgs./sq. cm. ?

[Rock0052]

Apology if you were offended by that remark.

No harm intended there.:good

No worries man :good


I'd love to see what a guy like Klitschko or Shavers rang up on a test like that though...and for that matter, what a guy like Spinks or Malignaggi would do.

[boxingcar]

PSI is pressure or stress. Its force/area

Kg is mass. its not a force at all.

Kg to pound force conversions are technically incorrect because one is mass and the other is force. However, the gravity is pretty constant on earth, so the 1kg = 2.2lb is valid on Earth.

they are probably dividing out by gravity, but its just wierd because hes hitting a bag sideways so the acceleration isnt from gravity, its from his arms.

Their measurement equiptment probably just measures in Kg (with 9.81 m/s^2 divided out)




another way to think of it, is that theyre getting 500 Kg of mass. Hatton obviously doesnt weigh 500Kg much less his arms. What its basically showing is that his arms are accelerating much faster than gravity on earth.



Im a dork

I'm talking about PSI , as in ( pound force per square inch ).