Information challenge – force of a kangaroo punch

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

My wife is a career reference librarian, during her career she has come across only a handful of questions that she could not dig up the for answer. This is one - she needs to know the force (newtons, foot pounds any measure of force) of a large male kangaroos punch. So I’m putting the challenge out to the MLU community, in particular our members in Australia. How long will it take to come up with an answer? My guess is under 12 hours.

Phil..
No problem finding about force and people..

This paper presents the first direct measurement of punch force in professional boxing matches. Measurements were made using a proprietary system that records the force associated with punch impact. Twelve boxers wore boxing gloves incorporating the bestshot System TM in six professional boxing matches across five different weight classes. The force of each delivered punch was measured across all rounds of all bouts. Mean punch forces delivered ranged from 866.6 N (Super Middleweight) to 1149.2 N (Light Middleweight) across the fights and was not significantly correlated with boxer’s weight. In each of the three bouts where the outcome was determined by judges’ decision, the boxer delivering the greater cumulative force and the greater number of punches won unanimously. These measurements, the first direct measurement of punch force in professional boxing matches, are considerably less than those found in laboratory demonstrations, and likely reflect the dynamic nature of the ring. The ability to measure punch force directly may be beneficial in training, judging, and monitoring the health of boxers during competitive matches.


So Take...these numbers...take an average...

Mean punch forces delivered ranged from 866.6 N (Super Middleweight) to 1149.2 N (Light Middleweight)...


add++++....

And Bob's your uncle...!!
Throw in a ..... for good measure..
(You missed a great night at Gracies tonight..)