Conor Benn's Questionable Whiskers

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  1. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    After his utter destruction by Garcia, questions have to be raised about his punch resistance. Only the ref's outrageously premature stoppage saved Benn from taking the inevitable canvas nap!
     
    Zakman, Sep 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Nah he walked onto a cracking shot
     
    Furey, Sep 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    I can't stand the Rat but he has an ok chin

    He just isn't very good all round
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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  4. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Garcia is a huge puncher and Benn just came rushing in, it's not his chin that let him down it's his defense, he simply has never been in with a puncher with kind of hand speed Garcia has, he should not have been in the same ring as a fighter on Garcia's level, he got fraud checked.
     
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  5. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    We will see if he continues his career. My guess is that he will be ultimately shown to have a glass jaw.

    For now, however, he should be put in the "suspect mandible " category
     
    Zakman, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think he is a bit chinny, obviously the weight cut won’t have helped but Eubank hurt him a couple of times and he isn’t the most powerful
     
    tee_birch, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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  7. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Chin and Defense are two distinctly different things. Do you think Tex Cobb, George Chuvalo, Oliver McCall, etc had any semblance of defense whatsoever? How do people not understand this?
     
    Rico Spadafora, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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  8. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    They all had great chins, anyone with an average chin gets sparked by Garcia if they have a poor defense.
     
    Mark Anthony, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    It's not going to matter, he isn't very talented anyway, his career won't go very far.
     
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    Different class of skills. This will always be the result when you have a skilled power puncher against an unskilled slugger who rushes in head first.
     
    lobk, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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  11. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    And one talent he clearly lacks is a sturdy mandible!!!
     
    Zakman, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    You can have the best defense on planet earth but you will still get hit on the Chin occasionally and if you don’t have a Chin you will be knocked out. What would you rather have? No Chin and incredible defense or no defense and an Iron Chin? I know which one I would prefer and we just saw a great example of this a few weekends ago where the Iron Chinned Warrior outlasted the supposedly next big thing that in reality had no stamina and a questionable Chin himself.
     
    Rico Spadafora, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Who cares? The guy has no talent and got slapped around, Garcia couldn't miss, Benn is green and not very talented, he is no Hrg neither chin nor talent wise.
     
    Mark Anthony, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Are you serious? He's rubbish.
     
    Mark Anthony, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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    Chat rubbish, get banged! Benn instigated this fight. And got what he deserved.
     
    iamthegreatest, Sep 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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