Why don't more fighters fight on their toes anymore?

[Taeth]

I think all boxers should do it, and they usually get more power. Mosley only looks good on his toes, same with Oscar. I think more and more fighters are becoming flat footed, and its showing the obvious examples I see are guys like Pavlik who are so flat footed that any lateral movement seems to make it impossible for them to get off. Even guys like Trinidad who were kind of on their toes, had their balance to improperly placed that movement made it impossible for them to get off.

[OumaFan]

It wouldn't work for everybody, just stylistically, a guy like Zab is too flat footed though, with his defensive liabilities and style he should move more.

[Trainer Monkey]

Perception vs Reality
Alot of guys are still up on their toes,but most of the names you get to see all the time are older fighters,they have to sit on their punches more. They dont have the stamina to bounce around the joint.
A serious power punch comes from a flatter foot stance

[THE THIRD MAN]

I think Oscar has forgotten he has any toes!

[wesrman]

I was wondering this during the Roy/Joe fight. Roys best attribute used to be his footwork.

[hardcore_crash]

Couldn't agree more.
A lot of power can be used using your legs from having your toes on the ground.

[pacfan]

... A serious power punch comes from a flatter foot stance.

Right. Power punches must be firmly anchored and that anchor comes from feet firmly planted on the ground. You can still throw power punches even while moving if you can sort of lean on those punches when they land on their targets....
...but...
...you risk losing your balance on the way, especially if you miss...

[Scrap]

Power comes from balance and Technique, balance being the main player the nuerons perform better