filero posted great information. i just wanted to add that punching power also has a lot to do with being relaxed and fluid. "trying" to punch hard and trying to utilize strength and stiffening up will work against you. some people are heavy handed and have brute strength and can knock people out regardless. but learning to punch properly and fluidly with relaxed muscles will facilititate better movement and better body mechanics.
shadow boxing a lot will help build proper punching mechanics and help you relax and be more fluid.
i speak from a boxing/mt perspective btw, utilizing shoulder rotation and the 2 first knuckles, i know some people punch differently.
once you have great mechanics and movement you hit bags harder and harder, its a resistance training and hand conditioning.
denser, overdeveloped bones from years of conditioning can make your strikes even more effective. ive seen older boxers with their two front knuckles the size of golfballs, they are hardened impact weapons that would do severe damage to anyone they hit.
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