Do bigger hands make you punch harder?

[Fandar]

If you have big hands, wrists and fingers in terms of both length and width like Francis Ngannou does, do you do exponentially more damage with your punches?

Joe Rogan agrees with that idea.

[CanardMedic]

agree 100%, like carrying extra weight on your hands from bone density and size.

[q0c0p]

It probably helps. Floyd has really small hands and wasnt really a knockout artist. Yeah when he was younger he did knock guys out but it was mostly due to his timing

[mrtheend]

Brock and Shane Carwin both had huge hands. Only one was good with the KO power.

[SmillironS]

It helps but you still have to know how to throw a punch.

[ninetynine8]

IMO it's probably one of the least important factors. Wrist size is far more important, look at Pacqiuaio. He has bigger wrists than the average heavyweight..

[iloveus]

Force = Mass * Acceleration

The bigger an object is and the faster it goes the more force it produces

A smaller object can produce as much force as a bigger object if it goes fast enough

But there are far more variables to punching than big or fast hands lol

[JuceSpringsteen]

Not specifically, no. Jack Dempsey, nor Joe Louis had big hands.

The reason why big hands are associated with punching power is because it's a proxy for large size in general.

Big punchers are large, robust individuals who happen to also have big hands. There are outliers to this rule, but it's generally solid.

I've heard a common argument that small fists are superior to large ones. Because they distribute the force of a punch with less surface area, it increases the concentration of impact.

I don't agree with that idea -- I think it's irrelevant.

I believe larger fists/hands are superior because they're typically more sturdy. Less likely to succumb to injuries. Feather-fisted individuals often have brittle hands/fists. It certainly influences one's ability to maximally punch.

[JuceSpringsteen]

The measurements most likely to be associated with punching power are the general anthropometric measures, like:

- Skull size
- Wrist thickness
- Ankle thickness
- Arm length
- Torso length

But the true secret to punching power is the elastic-ness of one's joints and muscles. Heavy punchers have relaxed, elastic joints and muscles that allow them to commit all of their weight into a punch. They can whip their arms like swinging a baseball bat.

Average, non-punchers have tight, tense, inelastic joints and muscles. Their bodies have an automatic tension reflex that minimizes elastic power and follow-through. The second their fist makes contact with the bag or individual, their entire body tenses up.

[mikelucas123]

I think wrist make the difference not the hand size. Stronger wrist you have, harder the punch could be.

[ipunchurgirl]

I think wrist make the difference not the hand size. Stronger wrist you have, harder the punch could be.

My wrist are only 6.7 width and I hit a lot harder than my dad who has 7.5 wrist, and many others with wider wrists than mine.

I'm 6'1 with very narrow hips with broad shoulders I think that's why I have a lot of leverage in my punches. I notice a lot of the hardest hitters in boxing have a similar body type.

[Barteh]

My wrist are only 6.7 width and I hit a lot harder than my dad who has 7.5 wrist, and many others with wider wrists than mine.

I'm 6'1 with very narrow hips with broad shoulders I think that's why I have a lot of leverage in my punches. I notice a lot of the hardest hitters in boxing have a similar body type.

Strong username to post correlation.

[MilkforBrains]

The power comes from your arse and back, the entire chain really. Probably makes them easier to break though so maybe guys with small hands hold back. Vitor Belfort was like an 8 in a shoe and was always breaking his hands but TRT Vitor was a forgotten great.