George Groves - is he chinny? TRUE or FALSE

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  1. StreetWise

    StreetWise Member Full Member

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    ????? no fence sitting... chinny or not chinny?
     
  2. ChipChair

    ChipChair Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nope he's not chinny, the shot Froch landed would have KO'd near enough every super middleweight.
     
  3. shenmue

    shenmue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he is vulnerable in the sense that every great puncher would fancy their chances vs him after 6 rounds or so. Its his stamina which is the real concern. In short i wouldn't be confident in picking groves to beat a world class puncher.
     
  4. chrisbonnie

    chrisbonnie Active Member Full Member

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    i dont think he's chinny.

    But i do think his conditioning, or rather his pacing of fights is questionable and that in turn hinders his punch resistance.

    Just take his last outing for instance. He threw over 900 punches in the fight.

    Now, take Andre Wards win over Carl Froch, equally as dominating. But did Ward throw that many punches? Did he f*ck is the answer.
     
  5. oiky

    oiky Gypsy Boy Full Member

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    he leaves himself open alot and hes engine is terrible
     
  6. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think he's chinny. Obviously not granite chinned either though. Medium chin.
     
  7. InTheBlueCorner

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    He took some decent shots from Froch in the first fight in the rounds leading up to the stoppage. Obviously the right hand that won the rematch can't be used as a gauge to class him as 'chinny'. As above - medium chin.
     
  8. golovkinKOs

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    agree with all the comments so far , he is not chinny , its just tiredness in the latter rounds that makes it look that way .

    i hope OP is not using that KO in froch-groves2 as an example of being chinny ??
     
  9. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Its his defense not his chin.
     
  10. Solarse

    Solarse Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Correct.

    In the later rounds when he is chugging more then Thomas the tank engine his defence is completely open. As said before he isn't chinny but it's not elite either
     
  11. hide

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    Lol "medium chin"
     
  12. daveknowle

    daveknowle Member Full Member

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    No not chinny
     
  13. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I voted he is chinny but I feel he isn't glass chinned like some like to make out but because of his lack of defensive ability he is always a few clean shots from being KO'd. He does have a weakness on the chin but just not one as bad as people believe.
     
  14. TheDarkLord

    TheDarkLord Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He might be chinny now after what the Cobra did to him.
     
  15. True_Hero

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    No

    His chin is average and that couple with **** poor defence makes him vulnerable.