Joe Louis chin

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  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    He had a very good chin.
     
  2. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just to clarify, Jaw, the guy who posted - @VanBuskirk - seems a really reasonable poster. Just had a quick check of his posts and, apart from having a soft spot for the King of the (G)String, Gentleman Jim Corbett, he seems a good egg.

    Nothing in any other posts to suggest he's here to wind anyone up.
     
  3. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    I didn't meant @VanBuskirk, I meant the youtuber who uploaded the video
     
  4. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good to clarify, Jaw. Take it easy.
     
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  5. janitor

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    Put it this way, I don't think that his chin ever lost him a fight.
     
  6. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which isn't the case with a lot of fighters that are considered more durable than him.
     
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  7. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    I actually commented on his video and this is what he replied:

    "Regardless of whether they're flash knockdowns, a man with a good chin would not be getting knocked down this frequently. Among boxing fans, the term 'glass chin' is used selectively. For example, a man like Tyson Fury who has suffered multiple flash knockdowns is called a "glass chin bum", but no one will say Louis has a glass chin despite being knocked down more frequently. For me, Louis had a glass chin, and he was lucky there weren't many skilled punchers when he fought."
     
  8. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, not many skilled punchers when he fought - except Schmeling, Walcott (two ATG punchers at their weight) along with countless of brutal punchers like Baer brothers, Nova, Retzlaff, Galento, Mauriello, Savold and Marciano...

    I wouldn't spend much time discussing with him. One of his video is literally called "Jack Johnson is a complete fraud". Come on, he's just a troll. I can do idential video for someone like Larry Holmes or Mike Tyson.
     
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  9. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Lol ikr? You know that guy is not someone to debate with if you see such statement. A wise man once said that is impossible to win an argument with an idiot.
     
  10. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    Joe’s chin is not the greatest. But his recovery is the best in HW history and maybe all time.
    If you put him down he would always get up.(Unless your name is max schmeling)
     
  11. moneytheman12

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    wasnt that good the people who dropped or hurt him never would do mutiple 70s-90s