Mike Tyson had an iron chin

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  1. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Recently I've seen a lot of posts mentioning Tyson having a questionable chin.

    If anyone has any doubts about Tysons ability to take a punch:

    [YT]watch?v=d-SAXUVm7hA[/YT]

    From circa 1:30 onwards. Look at the BOMBS he takes from an athletic 240 pound puncher like Ruddock.

    Ruddock had ridiculous power in his left hook. Here's him putting Michael Dokes in a coma with one punch.

    [YT]watch?v=1stB1q7G4es[/YT]

    Honestly, I can only think of a few fighters that would NOT have been carried out on a stretcher if they took that beating. Tysons chin was pure iron. :deal
     
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  2. schooling

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    He did have a iron chin
     
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  3. rski

    rski Well-Known Member Full Member

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    are there many people out there that serious think Tyson didn't have a great chin? Lennox Lewis was basically fighting Mike's chin for 8 rounds.
     
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  4. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Well you're always gonna have boxrec warriors who think that getting KO'd means glass jaw, regardless of the circumstances.
     
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  5. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Tyson's chin was solid, certainly - but there are guys with sturdier whiskers, like George Cuvalo, Oliver McCall, Ali. Tyson could take a punch, certainly, but he could be hurt, as the Douglas and Holyfield fights demonstrated.
     
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  6. Super Hans

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    Danny Williams ruined it.
     
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  7. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Tyson had an excellent chin what he lacked was fighting heart when the going got tough.
     
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  8. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Nah, Lewis ruined it. It was never the same afterwards.
     
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  9. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Agreed. He never went down without eating at least a dozen flush shots.
     
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  10. BoxingProphet1

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    Mike had one of the best chins in boxing history. When he lost to Holyfield and Lewis, he was washed up. You have to remember he became champ at 19/20 by 35 and after spending 3 years in jail and partying too hard, he was washed up.
    A prime Mike Tyson would have beaten Lewis, although I think Holyfield had the right strategy to beat Tyson even in his prime.
     
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  11. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Mike had to be beat down badly to get KO'd. He had a good chin. He was never wiped out by one punch in brutal fashion. Look at Aldo, lmao, what a glass jaw. MMA chins are something else.
     
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  12. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well yeah 5"10 squat hw's are usually better built for taking punches.
     
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  13. Inspector

    Inspector Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Big neck usually = solid chin. No different here.
     
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  14. Odins beard

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    Lewis had to push him to the floor for the final knockdown in their fight.
     
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  15. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There is probably something to that. David Tua had a great chin as well.
     
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