Can Superheroes Realistically Punch Opponents Through Walls?

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The discussion centers on the feasibility of superheroes delivering punches with enough force to propel opponents back a hundred feet through a wall, focusing on the underlying physics. Key points include the idea that achieving such a feat would likely require more than just mechanical strength; it may necessitate the application of high amperage shocks to cause involuntary movement. Participants explore the implications of such power, questioning whether the human body could withstand the force without sustaining severe injuries, such as decapitation or bodily harm. The conversation acknowledges the hypothetical nature of these scenarios, referencing a past superhero explanation in "Focus Magazine" to illustrate the complexities of superhuman abilities in manga and anime.
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well i like to make theories on manga and anime powers and i have an ongoing thread about this stuff, but I've been trying to work out the physics of somethings, especially the question below and I am stuck, could you help me and yes i know its a comic or a anime, but please spare me, just give me some theories as to how this may be possible.

should it be possible for people(superheroes) to punch each other back like one hundred feet through a wall just purely with mechanical strength. i mean wouldn't you have to maybe send some type of high amperage shock, channled through your fist, to get the opponents body to involuntarily fling itself back that far and that hard.

wouldnt you probably punch there head off or punch a hole in there body, before you knocked them back one hundred feet into a wall. I've been trying to work out the phsycis of this but I am a little stuck.

help

lets assume the body is capable of generating all this power and not get damaged, let's be hypothetical obviously.
 
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