The secrets of boxing's knockout kings: what makes a perfect power puncher

18 May 2019 04:00
The mysterious nature of power remains one of the most elusive and least understood phenomena in all of sportsDeontay Wilder’s chiseled ebony frame is aglow with sweat as he methodically circles the perimeter inside the cramped ring at Gleason’s, landing punches on trainer Jay Deas’s mitts that ring out like gunshots above the faint whistle of jump ropes and steady thwap-thwap of leather on heavy bags in the bustling gym.It’s a muggy Tuesday evening in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood and the undefeated WBC heavyweight champion widely regarded as boxing’s biggest puncher is going through his final preparations ahead of Saturday’s title defense against Dominic Breazeale. The focus of tonight’s workout is technique as trainer and fighter work on his four basic shots: the jab, the straight right, the left hook and the uppercut. Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian