Roy Jones Chin

[IamInuit]

I think the notion of "chinny" fighters is the most over played aspect of the sport with the least amount of actual evidence supporting it. Nowadays a fighter gets dropped a few times and he's chinny. Considering the sports design, its not only one of the dumbest conclusions in boxing but also one of the funniest.

[El Kabong]

I think the notion of "chinny" fighters is the most over played aspect of the sport with the least amount of actual evidence supporting it. Nowadays a fighter gets dropped a few times and he's chinny. Considering the sports design, its not only one of the dumbest conclusions in boxing but also one of the funniest.

It's like expecting a baseball player to never strike out or a basketball player to hit 100% of their free throws or a soccer player to hit 100% of their PK's.....getting tagged on the chin happens and for a career as long as RJJ's and at such a high level you can't really say "he was always chinny", he became chinny after the weight loss but he's also older and slower as well. All fighters age, it happens.

[IamInuit]

I think the notion of "chinny" fighters is the most over played aspect of the sport with the least amount of actual evidence supporting it. Nowadays a fighter gets dropped a few times and he's chinny. Considering the sports design, its not only one of the dumbest conclusions in boxing but also one of the funniest.

It's like expecting a baseball player to never strike out or a basketball player to hit 100% of their free throws or a soccer player to hit 100% of their PK's.....getting tagged on the chin happens and for a career as long as RJJ's and at such a high level you can't really say "he was always chinny", he became chinny after the weight loss but he's also older and slower as well. All fighters age, it happens.

Indeed. George Chuvalo did a recent (last week) interview on CBC on a program called Mansbridge one on one. Just an amazing man and its incredible how lucid and sharp he is. Odd as it may sound, he claims that one can strengthen a chin by actually being punched. It sounds crazy at first but it most likely makes some scientific sense. He says you develop a resistance and its less shock mentally and physically after you have been punched going through the ranks. So based on his theory although unstated from him, guys that are rarely touched throughout their career may be susceptible to going down on a nice shot or even getting planked.

Now George is not one to boast so he would not suggest that some people like himself, Gavilan and the like were born with concrete chins. And of course there are jello chinned individuals also like Eric Crumble but I think there are very few real chinless fighters at the elite level overall.

[Hulk]

I think the notion of "chinny" fighters is the most over played aspect of the sport with the least amount of actual evidence supporting it. Nowadays a fighter gets dropped a few times and he's chinny. Considering the sports design, its not only one of the dumbest conclusions in boxing but also one of the funniest.

It's like expecting a baseball player to never strike out or a basketball player to hit 100% of their free throws or a soccer player to hit 100% of their PK's.....getting tagged on the chin happens and for a career as long as RJJ's and at such a high level you can't really say "he was always chinny", he became chinny after the weight loss but he's also older and slower as well. All fighters age, it happens.

Having boxed myself for seven years, if you have never been knocked down then you haven't sparred or fought anybody or you are a fucking animal.


That said...Wlad is chinny. lol

[rjj tszyu]

I think the notion of "chinny" fighters is the most over played aspect of the sport with the least amount of actual evidence supporting it. Nowadays a fighter gets dropped a few times and he's chinny. Considering the sports design, its not only one of the dumbest conclusions in boxing but also one of the funniest.

It's like expecting a baseball player to never strike out or a basketball player to hit 100% of their free throws or a soccer player to hit 100% of their PK's.....getting tagged on the chin happens and for a career as long as RJJ's and at such a high level you can't really say "he was always chinny", he became chinny after the weight loss but he's also older and slower as well. All fighters age, it happens.

Having boxed myself for seven years, if you have never been knocked down then you haven't sparred or fought anybody or you are a fucking animal.


That said...Wlad is chinny. lol

It's around 2 years since I last came on here but I couldn't bare to away from the goading of Lyle a moment longer, lol.

[El Kabong]

Hahaha @Hulk ....all that means is that Wlad is one phenomenal boxer to be so dominant for so long with such a weakness there waiting to be exposed

[Beanflicker]

I think the notion of "chinny" fighters is the most over played aspect of the sport with the least amount of actual evidence supporting it. Nowadays a fighter gets dropped a few times and he's chinny. Considering the sports design, its not only one of the dumbest conclusions in boxing but also one of the funniest.

It may be a bit over played, and most fans probably do have unrealistic expectation as to how much force a man should be able to withstand without losing consciousness.

That being said, punch resistance is a very real and significant factor in boxing and other combat sports. Not only the physical amount of force that a fighter can take, but how they react to getting rocked. Some guys can keep their composure and do the right things to survive (Mayweather/Mosley) and some guys get the "deer in headlights" look and don't know what to do (Tommy Hearns).

I agree though people tend to jump to conclusions, getting dropped a handful of times could be other problems (being off balance, overaggressive, slow/jittery starter). Tito was a good example of that IMO. But being chinny is a curse. You can always improve skills, you can always get in better shape, but if you can't take a punch, you can't take a punch. I've never seen a guy develop a chin, or suddenly become smarter when hurt. That's with you for life.