Why do boxing fans hate on a boxer with a weak chin?

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  1. ko_bros

    ko_bros Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Greetings, boxing fans!
    I have a question for you all: why do people hate on a boxer for his weak chin? I can understand hating him because of his skills, style, resume. However, I never understood the hate because of chin.
    If a fighter was ko'd or even kd people call him a glass jaw fraud ot something to that extent.
    Some examples are Khan, Wlad, RJJ, Haye, etc.
    What made me ask this question was reading all the negative remarks about Khan. I'm not his fan but I can't understand the hate he gets because he does have good skills. Same with RJJ, he was a great boxer who just happen to have a weak chin.
    Can someone who is guilty :) of this explain why?
    Thanks!
     
  2. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    good point it does sound stupid

    i guess i only really bring chin up when predicting a fight
     
  3. ko_bros

    ko_bros Well-Known Member Full Member

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    When predicting a fight that's ok I think. Because it certainly plays a big role in the outcome of the fight.
    But just to hate on him is just stupid. I mean it's not like it's a fighters choice to have a bad chin same as to be featherfisted and the size.
     
  4. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    some ppl hate on chin alone its sad
     
  5. hungover

    hungover Well-Known Member Full Member

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    most people who hate on a fighter with a weak chin are pussies who've never taken a flush punch in their lives
     
  6. ko_bros

    ko_bros Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree with above posts. It's good to know that there are fans for whom chin is not a factor on whether you like or hate a fighter
     
  7. Skilletscuz

    Skilletscuz mma champ Ronda Rousey Full Member

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    this is the real point....

    any haters latch on a weakness and dont let go
     
  8. mrjotatp4p

    mrjotatp4p THE ONE Full Member

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  9. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't know....People here have some strange chin fetish.

    Some fighters have good chins, some don't. Sometimes when fighters have so-so chins but good recovery and heart, it makes for really exciting fights.
     
  10. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Why?? Because weak punch resistance is the most overt, overwhelming, and indisputable fundamental flaw a fighter can have. Obviously.
     
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    mrjotatp4p THE ONE Full Member

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  12. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    a fundamental flaw is not being able to throw a punch or not have a tight defense

    as a trainer id rather have a fighter wit a glass jaw who never quit who i could mold into a champion when he learned to protect that chin

    a fighter who cant be saved is the guy who is afraid to take the punch and undergo the risks it takes to be a winner and fold and quit when the going gets tough
     
  13. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    lmao... Only a primate could write this post. Christ... :lol: WTF are you talking about, genius?
     
  14. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    cause you said chin is a fundamental flaw when it isnt

    and having a glass jaw isnt nearly as bad as having a weak heart

    hell guys like Wlad and Khan were capable of learning to guard the chin and not get hit and the chin factor is almost out of the equation atleast in wlad's case khan still needs to prove a little more
     
  15. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    :rofl What? Let's start with this. FAIL.