Okay, so I saw this crazy thing online about how hard Francis Ngannou punches. It got me thinking, could I even figure out what that’s like? I mean, the guy’s a beast, but how do you even measure something like that? So, I went down a rabbit hole, and here’s what I did.
First, I Needed Some Numbers
I started by, you know, just Googling stuff. I searched for “Francis Ngannou punching power” and “how to measure punching force.” It was a lot of random forums and articles, some of which seemed a bit, uh, questionable. I had to filter out what was a trust source.
The “Official” Measurement (Sort Of)
I found out that Ngannou apparently set some kind of record at the UFC Performance Institute. It was something called “punching power units,” and he scored, like, a crazy high number. I think it was over 120,000 units. This is where things get wonky. What is a “punching power unit”? It’s not like pounds or kilograms.
Trying to Find Comparisons
This is where I tried to get creative. I wanted something I could relate to. So I started looking for comparisons. I looked into:
- Car crashes: I figured maybe there was some data on the force of impact in car accidents. It seemed plausible.
- Getting hit by a baseball: This one felt a bit more relatable, since I’ve seen baseball games.
- Falling objects:I thought, maybe I could compare it to something heavy falling on you.
My Makeshift Experiment (Don’t Try This)
So I took a dumbell which is about 12 pounds, and I lifted it. The power is absolutely different, I know Ngannou is an animal! I’m not saying I replicated a Ngannou punch, but I tried to do a hard punch, and I can feel my musscle even hard to reach a short distance of powerful hit.
The Vague Conclusion
After all this messing around, what did I actually learn? Well, a few things:
- Measuring punching power is complicated and not very standardized.
- Ngannou hits really, really hard, obviously.
- It’s almost impossible to find a perfect real-world equivalent.
So, I didn’t get a perfect answer, but I definitely got a better appreciation for how insane Ngannou’s power is. It’s something you kind of have to see (or, you know, not experience) to believe.
