How Does a Fighter Lose His Chin?

[holmcall]

One way is by being concussed as in Maskiev. Another is through constantly dehydrating and messing with your diet as in Ricky. In my opinion, once it happens, it will repeat itself more often. Leon Spinks got iced by Gerrie Coetzee and then suffreed 7 or 8 more icings during the rest of his craeer. When Cobb's time came, he was bounced up and down the canvas like a yo yo by big Dee Collier, but in actuality, he had been decked the fight before by Eddie Gregg. It happens.

[Spicoli]

Think mentality plays a big factor as well.Its easy to go down,much harder to get up...a guy might become used to being hurt/dropped...almost except it more easily once it happens.Have always thought relying on "a great chin" can get a guy into heaps of trouble,and in some cases its not a compliment.

[Chris Nagel]

It's the punch you don't see coming that rocks you the most. I'd wager that fighters that are skilled in seeing the punches coming tend to take punches better than most.