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Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 07:20
by Old bones Ian
Genuine question, why are there not more power punchers in women's boxing?
Most fights seem to go the distance unless a mismatch . Is it the physicality of the female build , or training methods ?
Could you develop a boxers power , as has happened in mens boxing from amateur to pro.
I'm guessing women follow the same training programs in pro boxing gyms it just doesn't seem to develop punchers.
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 07:47
by Jimmy2025
Women are probably just as robust as men in terms of taking a headshot but nowhere near as explosive typically.
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 09:01
by SeanBrennan
Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 07:47
Women are probably just as robust as men in terms of taking a headshot but nowhere near as explosive typically.
I suspect this is pretty much the reason
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 09:03
by black panther
Men have on average 61% more muscle mass...but maybe also women find it hard re development of fast twitch muscle fibres
Supposedly the best female boxer Clarissa Shields has only 3 Kos.
Never really watched women's boxing but credit where credit is due that Lucia Rijker was quality and could bang
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 09:12
by Old bones Ian
black panther wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 09:03
Men have on average 61% more muscle mass...but maybe also find it hard re development of fast twitch muscle fibres
Supposedly the best female boxer Clarissa Shields has only 3 Kos.
Never really watched women's boxing but credit where credit is due that Lucia Rijker was quality and could bang
Looking at Boxrec top 25 P4P women's boxers , and only 3 have a KO percentage of 50%, and only 1 of those boxers is above 50%
I'm just interested if due to the difference in women's muscle build up a different training regimen be adopted to improve power, as training same as men doesn't seem to improve power.
To have punching power as a woman would give a boxer so much advantage
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 09:15
by JamesPhilips
Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 07:47
Women are probably just as robust as men in terms of taking a headshot but nowhere near as explosive typically.
Don’t they have thinner skulls?
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 09:16
by Jimmy2025
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 09:15
Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 07:47
Women are probably just as robust as men in terms of taking a headshot but nowhere near as explosive typically.
Don’t they have thinner skulls?
No, slightly thicker. Their neck muscles are smaller, of course, but the front part of the skull is thicker on average than men's.
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 09:28
by Old bones Ian
Would the amount of distance fights mean higher chance of long-term damage?
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 10:28
by Controversial
Not as strong or fast, not as heavy or muscular and many aren't technically great, lots of knockouts are from well timed punches. Plus there are far fewer women boxing so a lot less fights, there doesn't seem to be the same different levels of talent as you get in mens boxing either.
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 12:42
by JamesPhilips
Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 09:16
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 09:15
Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 07:47
Women are probably just as robust as men in terms of taking a headshot but nowhere near as explosive typically.
Don’t they have thinner skulls?
No, slightly thicker. Their neck muscles are smaller, of course, but the front part of the skull is thicker on average than men's.
I’m sorry I don’t believe for one minute women take a better punch than men
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 24 May 2025, 19:24
by gilgamesh
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 12:42
Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 09:16
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 09:15
Don’t they have thinner skulls?
No, slightly thicker. Their neck muscles are smaller, of course, but the front part of the skull is thicker on average than men's.
I’m sorry I don’t believe for one minute women take a better punch than men
No it's definitely that they just don't punch as hard or as efficiently technique wise.
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 25 May 2025, 01:24
by Old bones Ian
So do women need different training to develop punching power?
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 29 May 2025, 02:16
by gilgamesh
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑25 May 2025, 01:24
So do women need different training to develop punching power?
I think Women puncher's would be rare in any case, but improved technique would definitely lead to more KO's. Some of the only female punchers I can think of are Ann Wolfe and Anne Sophie Mathis.
Laila Ali got quite a few stoppages too, but it was more a case of just being so much more talented than her opponents.
With Women's Boxing becoming more prominent there's bound to be more punchers that come along, but I think they'll always be more of a rarity in Women's Boxing.
Re: Women's boxing and punching power.
Posted: 31 May 2025, 12:00
by Tony1244
gilgamesh wrote: ↑29 May 2025, 02:16
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑25 May 2025, 01:24
So do women need different training to develop punching power?
I think Women puncher's would be rare in any case, but improved technique would definitely lead to more KO's. Some of the only female punchers I can think of are Ann Wolfe and Anne Sophie Mathis.
Laila Ali got quite a few stoppages too, but it was more a case of just being so much more talented than her opponents.
With Women's Boxing becoming more prominent there's bound to be more punchers that come along, but I think they'll always be more of a rarity in Women's Boxing.
The gap between male and female power is far greater than the gap between being able to take a punch, so I'd expect the female KO ratio to stay low.