Better chin: Fury or Wlad?

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Who has the better chin?

  1. Fury

    68 vote(s)
    82.9%
  2. Wlad

    14 vote(s)
    17.1%
  1. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Repeated stress tests: Fury has been floored hard and multiple times (most famously vs. Wilder) and still rose and recovered to win or dominate rounds.

    Recovery > resistance: A great chin isn’t just taking a shot—it’s how fast you regain balance and clarity. Fury’s recovery is elite.

    Late-career durability: He’s taken bombs well into long fights and kept his legs.
     
  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury, but Wlad had better defense in his prime.
     
  3. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not always. He got up 3 times against Peter and won the fight clearly. He also got up against AJ and began to dominate for few rounds.
     
  4. ruffryders

    ruffryders Well-Known Member Full Member

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    True, you’re right.
     
  5. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I think a variety of factors contribute.
     
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  6. ILikeBoxingForRealz

    ILikeBoxingForRealz Active Member Full Member

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    Wlad doesnt get up from the left hook in RD 12 of Fury Wilder 1
     
  7. Shootlow

    Shootlow Active Member Full Member

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    Furys soul left his body and almost met Jesus in the 1st Wilder fight and he still got up and boxed Wilders lugs off. Could Wlad have done that, theres your answer.
     
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  8. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Wlad was packing glass and couldn't avenged his KTFO losses, which forced him to adopt the huggy bear approach whenever he was in danger.

    Fury went down a few times against Deontay but almost anyone would be hurt by those shots. They would have woken Wlad in the changing room.
     
  9. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    He did but he needed to have a very good defence.
     
  10. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fury for me or at least he recovers far better than Wlad after being dropped. Having said that Fury has been dropped a lot over the years against guys not known for their power, but he always gets up. I guess that's more of a defensive issue with Fury than bad chin per se.
     
  11. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes, because of the chin.
     
  12. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Fury is the heavyweight Juan Manuel Marquez.
     
  13. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True but Wlad had more a style getting hit as little as possible.
     
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  14. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Defense has nothing to do with how good or bad someone’s Chin is.
     
  15. ZablieJudahnoff

    ZablieJudahnoff Charleston White 2024 Full Member

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    So he is a doped to the gills cheat who got bad acne from juicing? Juan WahWah Marquitz.