Would you agree that women are, anatomically speaking, weaker than men?

[Lizzie Poppet]

235. Where did I invoke upper body strength or "big shoulders?"

Protip: I didn't.

I'm well aware of the body mechanics needed to deliver effective punches. I'm well aware that upper body strength is only one component thereof (although I'd argue that to say it contributes "almost nothing" to punching power is an absurd statement). Boxers don't, in general, avoid bulking up to extreme levels not because it wouldn't contribute somewhat to punching power but because the loss of speed wouldn't be worth it.

The inarguable biological fact is that men are (on average) stronger everywhere than women, not just in the upper body. There is less of a disparity in the lower body, but it still exists. This is the case not just overall, but on a pound-for-pound basis, as well. This disparity in strength far more than offsets the small increase in rotational momentum that women's different build provides.