Quote Originally Posted by RP33
I have seen the Lacy, parts of Bika, Manfredo, and Eubank fight for Calzaghe.. and i'm curious as to if his chin has REALLY been tested.. If you look at the Eubank fight, the last few seconds he was doing one of his showy pit pat combos against Eubank while Eubank was on the ropes and Eubank through a punch straight to Calzaghe's head and i TRULY believe that if there were another 10-20 seconds of the fight it would've been very interesting to see if Calzaghe would've made it.. i know that he pretty much dominated the fight, but he took a hard shot and if i remember correctly, he just about fell and was leaning on Eubank tying him up while the bell sounded..
I ask because i think that if Kessler is smart and picks his shots early, maybe even goes to the body, then he'll be able to slow Joe down (i know its nearly impossible) enough to land some bombs to drop him.
His chin has been tested a few times. Against Robin Reid mainly, Joe hurt his hand early and took around a dozen overhand rights in the later rounds which landed clean as he couldn't block them, Reid was considered a puncher at the time as well, but Joe stood up to them. He was also floored by Mitchell with a huge punch, but recovered quickly. He's got a solid chin, not Hagleresque but solid enough as he doesn't get hit as often.