Thread: How Good Is Marcos Maidana's Chin ?

I keep hearing about how if Marcos Maidana catches Amir Khan, it will be all over. But what about Marcos Maidana's chin ? i mean is his chin really that solid ?

He was down 3 times against Victor Ortiz. And although i haven't seen it, i heard he got rocked by an ancient DeMacrus Corley ?

I think Amir Khan will make Marcos Maidana look silly in all honesty, although i want to see this fight. And its a step in the right direction for Amir Khan. I see Amir Khan's speed and straighter punches, really being too much for the much slower and wider punching of Marcos Maidana.

I actually see this being a blowout win for Amir Khan, and i can actually see Amir Khan flooring Marcos Maidana who's chin isn't that solid from what i've seen.

Originally Posted by ICB

I keep hearing about how if Marcos Maidana catches Amir Khan, it will be all over. But what about Marcos Maidana's chin ? i mean is his chin really that solid ?

He was down 3 times against Victor Ortiz. And although i haven't seen it, i heard he got rocked by an ancient DeMacrus Corley ?

I think Amir Khan will make Marcos Maidana look silly in all honesty, although i want to see this fight. And its a step in the right direction for Amir Khan. I see Amir Khan's speed and straighter punches, really being too much for the much slower and wider punching of Marcos Maidana.

I actually see this being a blowout win for Amir Khan, and i can actually see Amir Khan flooring Marcos Maidana who's chin isn't that solid from what i've seen.

Exactly mate, I have watched him now and his chin looks dodgy, now people probably think I am some fucking Khan fanboy I am not I just don't get this love for Maidana like I have said many times I would not be surprised one bit If Khan stopped him early.

His chin seems fairly average. It's hard to tell because he walked on to Ortiz's shots, and he'll probably do the same against Khan. If Khan hurts him, he'll finish him though.

You can have a great chin, but if you walk onto a shot, it could be lights out.

Yeah. Maidana is vunerable for FLASH knockdown. His chin aint exactly granite either. But he's one of those type of guys (e.g. JMM) that will get up and act like nothin happen.

I understand your point ice but how good is Khan's power ?

Khan had decent power at LW. But I think he can still carry it 2 divs north of that. It's more about speed actually. It's more about catching the guy EXACTLY the moment he don't see the punch coming.

Originally Posted by Pacstraightleft

Yeah. Maidana is vunerable for FLASH knockdown. His chin aint exactly granite either. But he's one of those type of guys (e.g. JMM) that will get up and act like nothin happen.

yup

if you box like maidana does your going to have to get up off the canvas every few seconds.

Difference between the kotelnik, malignaggi, barrera fights etc for khan is that this will for the 1st time in his world level career test his abilities against an all out fighter who doesnt come with an instruction manual

if khan is still chinny then he may just need a small miracle to get out of this one. Sure his defence has improved miles since the prescott fight but he still is gonna occasionally take a thumping and he cant just revert to his old ways of skipping around and hoping it confuses his opponent

Originally Posted by HattonTheHammer

Originally Posted by Pacstraightleft

Yeah. Maidana is vunerable for FLASH knockdown. His chin aint exactly granite either. But he's one of those type of guys (e.g. JMM) that will get up and act like nothin happen.

yup

if you box like maidana does your going to have to get up off the canvas every few seconds.

Difference between the kotelnik, malignaggi, barrera fights etc for khan is that this will for the 1st time in his world level career test his abilities against an all out fighter who doesnt come with an instruction manual

if khan is still chinny then he may just need a small miracle to get out of this one. Sure his defence has improved miles since the prescott fight but he still is gonna occasionally take a thumping and he cant just revert to his old ways of skipping around and hoping it confuses his opponent

I dont no if I understand what you mean by that?

If your saying he is fighting a guy who is hard to train for because you don't no what to expect I think you are way out Maidana is basic and his style is easy to counter act for someone like Khan.

The only way Khan looses this if he gets reckless this will be an easy nights work for him against a very basic fighter.

When a fighter is "chinny" it doesn't mean any half decent punch will spark them it means they are vulnerable to either a heavy shot or multiple shots.

Maidana has a one punch KO shot against Khan. Khan has the ability to hit Maidana with a million shots. One of them will be stopped - most likely Maidana as Khan is a much better boxer.

Originally Posted by skel1983

Originally Posted by HattonTheHammer

Originally Posted by Pacstraightleft

Yeah. Maidana is vunerable for FLASH knockdown. His chin aint exactly granite either. But he's one of those type of guys (e.g. JMM) that will get up and act like nothin happen.

yup

if you box like maidana does your going to have to get up off the canvas every few seconds.

Difference between the kotelnik, malignaggi, barrera fights etc for khan is that this will for the 1st time in his world level career test his abilities against an all out fighter who doesnt come with an instruction manual

if khan is still chinny then he may just need a small miracle to get out of this one. Sure his defence has improved miles since the prescott fight but he still is gonna occasionally take a thumping and he cant just revert to his old ways of skipping around and hoping it confuses his opponent

I dont no if I understand what you mean by that?

If your saying he is fighting a guy who is hard to train for because you don't no what to expect I think you are way out Maidana is basic and his style is easy to counter act for someone like Khan.

The only way Khan looses this if he gets reckless this will be an easy nights work for him against a very basic fighter.

im saying the very opposite

he wont slip to many punches, doesnt switch hit, wont shoulder roll etc etc etc, there isnt a whole lot you can uncover from watching maidana other than he is your conventional old fashioned orthadox who just likes a good scrap

I'm looking forward to this and Kat vs JMM more than any other fight this year. Even more than Haye vs Audley!

Maidana does get caught easy, but I'm not sure if he'll ever stay down. Khan needs to box his way to a win, if he looks for the knockout he'll get caught and Maidana does have power.

Maidana's chin isn't great but he recovers very quickly, like pacstraightleft said he's like jmm in that regard, it seems to be one of those that gets dented but not broken.

it can't be any worse than Khan's, anywho i heard he's (Maidana) swimming now, so can't see him having probs...

He has a decent chin. To me a dodgy chin would be a Wladimir Klitschko, Amir Khan type of chin.

Originally Posted by Fenster

When a fighter is "chinny" it doesn't mean any half decent punch will spark them it means they are vulnerable to either a heavy shot or multiple shots.

Maidana has a one punch KO shot against Khan. Khan has the ability to hit Maidana with a million shots. One of them will be stopped - most likely Maidana as Khan is a much better boxer.

Fact.