Bench pressing and Punching Power

[automaton89]

Why do boxer trainers act like bench pressing has nothing to do with punching power ? Deontay Wilder has one of the highest bench presses in boxing 365 lb and he hits the hardest other boxers in the past Rahman benching (500 lb) showed the same, but for some reason current trainers act like it does not help at all why is this ?

365 LBS is not "strong" for One of the biggest One punch knockout artists ever.

[automaton89]

The bench press was at least partially a victim of its own success. back in the eighties, guys would walk around looking like rooster codburn, big big chests and pencil legs! This was not the fault of the bench press so much as people wanting to look big chested.

Benching can be used doing explosive movements, or more static movements depending on whether we want fast, or slow twitch conditioning. I think it works great if not overemphasized.

The bench (or chest press) is great because it's isolated upper body.

But the greatest indicator of strength is dead lift.

[Blond Beast]

If true you are an exceptionally strong dude.

Appreciate the sentiment, but id never consider myself exceptional at any lift or close to it. Lying about your lifts/weights/reps doesn’t help anyone either, but of course it happens. My point is that i spent way more time lifting weights than working on my boxing. Still there’s nothing ive ever done in a weight room that comes within a fraction of getting the attention I would get from hitting the bag or mitts anywhere. Punching power/speed came easy. I try to apply it to bench and feel I try my hardest effort but my power isn’t the same as static strength. I was a good sprinter but feel like I get nothing from my legs swimming. How they throw a football 80yds or a baseball 100mph Is hard for me to comprehend.
My first training partner was 5’5” 155lbs and could bench 315lbs as a teen. He was built for it. Chest and shoulders. I was arms and legs. He had small hands but if there was a pickle jar nobody else could open he could do it.

[adamjones]

Why do boxer trainers act like bench pressing has nothing to do with punching power ? Deontay Wilder has one of the highest bench presses in boxing 365 lb and he hits the hardest other boxers in the past Rahman benching (500 lb) showed the same , but for some reason current trainers act like it does not help at all why is this ?

Becouse main power comes from hips,core and legs. But even this does very little for increasing power main factors are weight and lever of body limbs