Can somebody explain to me how being weight-drained affects a boxers chin?

[NUCLEAR BULL]

weight drained can be a factor as so to speak in the manner of upseting your system by not eating solid foods for upto 3 days for some guys and taking a limited amount of liquids which will weaken a fighter and lessen there reflexs and decrese the stamina in turn they may not see in coming punches as well as they norm do...........the classic case of " the punch you dont see is the one that gets you" some boxer can do it better then others..........bottomline it doesnt give you a weaker chin just tires you quicker which lowers your ability to take punches

[Mar]

I would kind of see it like taking a punch first thing in the morning right after you wake up and eat breakfast as opposed to that same punch later on in the afternoon after being at work all day right before dinner after not having lunch.

[ono]

When a fighter is weight-drained, the water that would normally protect the brain is no longer there. Therefore the brain is bashed about which could lead to brain damage. The effect of a punch on the chin is also much greater as the brain is bashed around much more when it has no water surrounding it.

That's a very simple way of explaining it.

[Scrap]

ono correct, plus you are more likely to get hit, it affects the muscle nuerons and eyesight.

[Dean Duke]

Thats why the weigh in is 24hrs before a fight ,it allows the fighters to rehydrate their bodies before going into combat.

[Julius Rain]

the chin is always the weak spot, when a fighter is weight drain his legs are a lot weaker therfore if hit in the chin it seems like his chin is weaker but in fact his body especially his legs is whats weaker. the chin stays the same, the body and legs doesn't. He may of taken the same shot if he wasn't weight drain and stayed up but when weight drain, he'll fall cause his legs give in easier. Therfor making it seem it is the chin that was weaker.

[rene69]

Everything gets weak from improper weight loss, not just the chin.

[Scrap]

Interestingly if you dehydrate badly it takes four days to Hydrate properly. There are more accidents now with weigthins the day before than when same day weigthins were the norm, funnily theres a lot less bouts work that one out.

[CFH]

When a fighter is weight-drained, the water that would normally protect the brain is no longer there. Therefore the brain is bashed about which could lead to brain damage. The effect of a punch on the chin is also much greater as the brain is bashed around much more when it has no water surrounding it.

That's a very simple way of explaining it.

That's what I assumed, but no one ever spelled it out for me before. Thanks.

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Erik Morales is a good example too. He was well known to have a granite chin. But that chin slowly deterioted when he started having some weight issues.

[HattonTheHammer]

So is it actually a feasible issue amongst fighters then??

Ive always naturally assumed that the 24hr rehydration process would allow for any vitamins/minerals needed to return to the body and recouperate the person in question!!

[Deanrw]

I think it comes down more to weight draining puts much stress on the body, leaves the body fatigued and less alert and starving for nutrients,

Even after re-hydration, a body will still be in a fatigued state and a fighter is more prone to getting tired faster and when you are tired, you can get knocked down or out much easier.