Richard Torrez has a Glass Chin

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  1. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jarrell Miller LFG
     
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  2. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    The Grim Sleeper! :lol: :lol: Love it, I'm gonna use that one!
    Good comparison. I expect the Grim Sleeper, like Price, will be taking MANY more canvas naps before all is said and done!!
     
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  3. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    People make too much of a KO loss.

    Dubois was stopped 3 times, counted out the last time, now he's WBO titleholder.

    Joe Louis, W Klitschko, Lennox Lewis were all KOed but came back.
     
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  4. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    There are always exceptions, and while some fighters are able to develop compensatory skills to overcome their shaky chins, most are not.

    Punch resistance matters, and if you're getting laid out the way Torrez did at this level, against a guy not known as a huge puncher, it doesn't bode well..
     
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  5. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    We'll have to see how he bounces back from his first pro defeat. He was KO'd similarly in the amateurs by Jalolov but managed to bounce back. I have a feeling he's closer to Tommy Morrison than Price in that despite the weak chin he has heart, and will continue to fight for as long as he's remaining vertical. He can be in some exciting fights, but will never be the top dog. There's also still a chance for him to pick a belt up briefly like Morrison did when they splinter off again. His management will have to be careful how they match him from here on out though. I'd like to see him fight someone like Yoka after maybe a tuneup or two.
     
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  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    That's true. It is possible that like Wlad and Lewis, he finds away to overcome his suspect chin and excel. It's also possible he gets slept repeatedly if he continues his career.

    And agree Joka would be a very winnable fight, particularly given his own highly suspect mandible:

    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/tony-yoka-packing-glass.659238/
     
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  8. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Dubois holding a belt doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a Glass Jaw. There are plenty of Glass Jawed belt holders.
     
    Rico Spadafora, Jun 14, 2026
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  9. Smoochie

    Smoochie Combat sports fanatic Full Member

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    Surviving Wardley doesn't show to me he has a glass jaw imo, lack of heart sometimes, but not chin
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Glass-jawed freaks who also happen to be really nice people causes me the most acute cognitive dissonance
     
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