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It isn't. It only feels more forceful because a fist would have a smaller contact area than a boxing glove. Being punched with a fist feels more forceful because the pressure (Force/Area) would be greater.

Imagine a force of 20 N. Imagine a fist with an area of .01 m2. Imagine a boxing glove of area .1 m2. The pressure of being hit with the fist would be 20N/.01m2 = 2000 Pa. The pressure of being hit with the boxing glove would be 20N/.1m2 = 200 Pa.

Note: These numbers do not represent real world numbers, necessarily. They are just guesses at what the components of pressure might be.

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