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Another thing that a lot of people forget about is how tight your fist is. It's been a long time since high school physics, but one of the basic principles in transfers of momentum is that when two things collide, if one of them "gives" the give absorbs some of the force. Meaning if your fist and my head collide, one of them has to give way by either collapsing or moving. If your fist doesn't, my head will. So loose fists means that you're wasting the force of your own punches by letting your hands eat it up (which is also how you injure your hands). It's also why there was such a big fiasco about Tito's handwraps a few years back (which has been covered a few times in posts here).
Strong hands make a noticeable difference in your power. When I was at my old gym, I started using those grip-strengtheners and the guys I sparred with said they could tell it made a difference when I connected.
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