PULL not PUSH your punches

[WayneFlint]

I agree herb its not so much the bodyweight that is the point, yes bodyweight behind a shot is better than an arm punch but using all the points you mentioned at the end of that post herb is what makes for a powerful punch not bodyweight alone and this is because your using your body with good economy with the optimal triggers to build up momentum, yes your bodyweight is behind the punch but behind your bodyweight is your legs/feet pushing, pivoting. knees dropping, shoulders rotating and a solid base using foot/knee placement to get into a good position braced to recieve the recoil of the impact in the oposite direction (will help if a bag/heavy fighter is swinging/moving towards your shot, bodyweight is not enough in these cases) from which the punch is being delieverd from etc, etc which allows for the stopping power. bodyweight punches with very shoddy technique and foot/knee placement will bounce off a target rather than strike into and through it powerfully stopping.

Using bodyweight is better than arm punches but it can never compare to proper technique because there are limits when using bodyweight/gravity to throw a punch like most people do when starting out boxing.