Actually, Andrade's chin was not exposed at all by Bute. Even with the hook to the head that dropped him, Andrade came right back and plodded on, as if nothing had happened. He even winked at the camera while he was down! It was a the body shot that he couldn't recover from. Andrade has an iron chin, but that has nothing to do with how you take a body shot. His chin was not exposed in the fight.
Some peoples brains can handle impact better then others,and it also has something to do with the arteries in the neck i believe......I remember when i 1st started fighting my main concern when i was a teen was to see if i could take as good as i could give it,because i remembered seeing these big tough heavy handed hitters on the mitts and bag,but when they sparred and got hit everything seemed to fail on them.I thank GOD i was blessed with a good chin as its called because people i sparred and fought against hit me with similar shots that others they competed against and who were bigger then me could not take.So i personally think its an individual thing that each person is born with.
Some doofus said Amir Khan's newly developed calf muscles will help strenghten his chin. By passing the fact that i posted before and after the Prescott photos of his legs - no difference - I'm sure I failed in convincing him. Anyway, obviously, I don't subscribe that the calf to chin ratio idea and I think it's a combination of factors, as listed, like neck muscles, psychology, balance, rolling with punches etc... Floyd jr may have a weak chin, but at least with his style of boxing it will be hard to find out. But if we find out that he's mentally strong, as well as physically strong enough to take punches, he will be unbeatable.
As a kid I ran against walls, been hit by doors, fell on the floor head first with my head first while trying a Boston Cramp - never been out. So I'd say it's primarily genetic.
This is clearly bollocks. And also contradicts itself. If 'a lot of it is mental' then that is clearly something that can be improved.
I'd say a lot of it comes naturally but obviously as people grow into their prime age where they are at there physical peak during life there chin is at its strongest.
I'd say it's a bit of both. When I spar and such, I get hit, and of course it hurts. Some people in our gym have asked me "how do you keep coming like that, I hit you with everything and you just walk through it"... ...and my answer is "I'm walking through it to try to get you to stop hitting me!" While I've never been really hurt in the ring, I think it has to do with a few things: -How prepared you are for the pain of getting hit -How well you protect yourself...a lot of times guys with "good chins" also have underrated defense...a guy like David Tua, for example, will get caught with a lot of jabs and such, but he also moves a bit with the punches which takes some of the steam off of it -MOST IMPORTANTLY, whether you see the punch coming. Some of these things are genetic, some things are trained.
Well I think it's down to experience. You might think that your ability to anticipate a punch is genetic, but I can assure you it's down to experience. Your body learns from experience and even though you don't reflect upon that knowledge it's something you've learned not something you're born with.
I think roach has found a solution to the toughness aspect of the sport. Its called brutal long sparring sessions with up and coming prospects who are bigger than you. There is evidence is science to suggest that punch resistance or the ability to shake off the effects of concussion very quickly can be trained. However all fighters are suseptible to concussion at any time. Fighters with iron chins are particularly vulnerable because damage does not have to show up in a fighter until after 30 or 40 years from the point at which they finish their careers. Being born with a great ability to absorb punishment is extremely rare and is insufficient in itself to stop you getting knocked out.
a huge part of having a good chin is mental, if you get hit with a hard punch and get dazed you have to find a way through that and it usually starts by telling yourself "this feeling is only temporary". also being able to see the punches coming helps you react to them acordingly, librado is known for rolling his head with punches and taking some of the steam away from them but with the punch bute got him with, librado was looking straight at butes face and didnt see the left hand coming from the side, same with the body blow