Weak Chins That Haven't Been Discussed To Death

Gianfranco Rosi..his chin was his achilles heel..otherwise he was an underrated, though slop throwing, unorthodox spoiler.

 

I was looking at an old edition of KO Magazine, and he was the centerfold...(weird to use the term "centerfold" when referring to Rosi, lol)

 

Kinda weird huh? Our minds are on similar tracks today..

 

Ed Hopson. Fast hands, could punch, had skills. A blown up Tracy Harris Patterson exposed his chin in just two rounds.

Here's a winning effort from Hopson:

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Ruby Goldstein.

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:thumbsup!!

 

The old craftsman Kalule.

 

Danny Lopez, Michael Grant, Michael Holmes, Dave Green

 

I guess it's talked about quite a bit but Tony Mundine never took a great punch. He had all the skills, sometimes his chin just didn't hold up.

 

I'm not sure you can say Herol Graham had a bad chin just because he was KO'd by Julian Jackson. Benn's chin gets underrated as well, he just punched himself out against Watson, he didnt go down against Eubank in two fights and the punishment he took in the McClellan fight should have dispelled that myth but didnt, both stoppages against Collins were post prime and he wasnt knocked out, he was pulled out in both. Khan and Haye were both stopped sure but again Haye looked to have punched himself out against Thompson and hasnt been KO'd since against some vicious punchers. Someone who should be on that list though is Hatton.

I'd say in general British fighters chins do get a bad rap but alot of the time its simply unwarrented.

 

Two fighters from the past fit the bill....Ruby Goldstein tremendous ko sensation of the 1920,s,unbeaten until he faced , a tough animal named Ace Hudkins, who though dropped on his back, in the 1st round, got off the canvas and flattened Goldstein in the next round.Goldstein,s weak chin was exposed and he was ko,d many times after that.....Then there was A great boxer/puncher named Tippy Larkin, who seldom ever lost a decision beating outclassing everybody, including Billy Graham in the 1940s,winning every round from that great boxer, who I saw many times... Larkin,s problem was a GLASS chin...He only lost to great punchers like Lew Jenkins, Al Bummy Davis, Beau Jack,etc...Boxing wise he was unbeatable....Too bad...