Out of these athletes, which would you say could deliver the hardest punch?

[GolovKing]

Major league pitcher
Nfl quarterback
Shot putter
Powerlifter
Strongman
Olympic weight lifter
Arm wrestler

And who do you think would have the best skills or physical ability overall to translate into being a fighter?

 

[TheGreatA]

Major league pitcher. There have been a few legendary punchers who had a background in baseball, Rocky Marciano probably being the most famous.

 

[Bacco]

Doing blind pick think baseball one will have absorbed best the body coordination needed for the punch

But depend on the individual involved

 

[Kudo]

Shot putter. They're huge and have proven that they have that explosiveness similar to punching.

 

[gspieler]

Shot putter or weightlifter.

 

[R.N.J.]

Baseball, Hendo/Gomi both had a cannon that translated into punching power.

 

[GolovKing]

Doing blind pick think baseball one will have absorbed best the body coordination needed for the punch

But depend on the individual involved

Maybe, but they are also the smallest and physically weakest of all the athletes mentioned. Do mlb pitchers really have stronger arms and shoulders than nfl quarterbacks?

 

[vision1]

Too many variables but it would favor the shot putters.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

Baseball pitcher for sure. Generating power in their swing is literally their job and a lot of boxers and even Johnny Hendricks were good pitchers at some level.

 

[R.N.J.]

I'd also take a guy that plays an actual sport like football/baseball over a big lifter. Baseball players have good reflexes and fast hands from what i've seen.

 

[ChickenBrother]

Shot putter or weightlifter.

Has to be one of these. These two (assuming we're talking elite shotputter and HW weightlifter) are the biggest, strongest dudes around whose sport solely revolves around explosive arm lock out with elbows in, from a standing position with leg drive.

Baseball and NFL quarterback train that motion as well, but those dudes have to be small enough to be able to run around the field. Shotputters and weightlifters have no such limitation and simply have to deliver the most explosive movement from a standing position, which is what OP is asking for.

 

[GolovKing]

Too many variables but it would favor the shot putters.

Some of these arm wrestlers are built like mutants though. They probably have the strongest arms, hands and wrists of any athlete but I don't know if they'd have the fast twitch ability or the total body mechanics to get the coordination down

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Shot putter or Baseball pitcher are my picks.

 

[jx820]

I imagine a pitcher would throw one hell of an overhand.

In terms of "hardest" it would probably depend if you're talking about Marcus Stroman 5'7" or Jon Rauch 6'11". I'd think a guy like Rauch or CC Sabathia after a year of training would be a guy you don't want to throw a cross or overhand at you.

 

[ChickenBrother]

Some of these arm wrestlers are built like mutants though. They probably have the strongest arms, hands and wrists of any athlete but I don't know if they'd have the fast twitch ability or the total body mechanics to get the coordination down

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I'd favor armwrestlers for anything involving grip or pulling strength. But I'd put them last in terms of ability to deliver a punch because of the OP choices, theirs is the only sport that does not require any kind of extension, let alone explosive extension from standing. Their entire sport revolves around pulling. A guy like Devon Larratt is so imbalanced in that area that he can't even straighten his arms all the way.

 

[Fedorgasm]

Assuming none of them have any boxing or fighting training at all, I'd go with the shot putter.

The way they throw lines up more with the act of punching than a pitcher. Plus they tend to be huge.

 

[TheGreatA]

I've favor armwrestlers for anything involving grip or pulling strength. But I'd put them last in terms of ability to deliver a punch because of the OP choices, theirs is the only sport that does not require any kind of extension, let alone explosive extension from standing. Their entire sport revolves around pulling. A guy like Devon Larratt is so imbalanced in that area that he can't even straighten his arms all the way.

Gary Goodridge could punch though, but you're right that a lot of arm wrestlers have so many injuries that their range of motion has become very limited. They'd only be able to throw hooks properly (Joe Frazier had the same problem).

 

[vision1]

Some of these arm wrestlers are built like mutants though. They probably have the strongest arms, hands and wrists of any athlete but I don't know if they'd have the fast twitch ability or the total body mechanics to get the coordination down

They won't have similar rotational hip and leg power though.
The motion of a shot put throw is similar to a punch in a lot of ways.

 

[ChickenBrother]

Gary Goodridge could punch though, but you're right that a lot of arm wrestlers have so many injuries that their range of motion has become very limited. They'd only be able to throw hooks properly (Joe Frazier had the same problem).

Didn't realize Goodridge had been an armwrestler, but you're right, he's a great counterexample. Having a win over John Brzenk is as good as it gets in that sport. But I'd still argue MOST armwrestlers wouldn't be able to transition that well given their sport is so different. I'd also note that Goodridge was concurrently a top amateur boxer so wasn't a pure armwrestler.

 

[Bacco]

Maybe, but they are also the smallest and physically weakest of all the athletes mentioned. Do mlb pitchers really have stronger arms and shoulders than nfl quarterbacks?

For that i said "But depend on the individual involved"

If only info i have is the sport he does, then baseball seems to me the one that teach best to throw hand explosively

But if another indivdual doing different sport surpass size and athleticism of first guy, then surely is a factor to be considered