question bout jake lamottas head....

I just like the thread title to be honest. It's great.

 

Battling Nelson's skull was MUCH THICKER than the average man"s head ,it has been
reputed...He was able to absorb great punishment in long bouts,than any champ in history...

 

Jake LaMotta was called "hammerhead ", by his friend Rocky Graziano...

 

he absorbed a lot of punishment because he did not have any defensive skills,he threw wild haymakers and tired out easily,this enabled his opponents to throw and land punches at will:think

 

Julio Cesar Chavez has a thicker than normal cranium, I read somewhere.

 

Medical tests revealed it was tank turret

 

A comment by someone who has never seen LaMotta fight obviously. LaMotta was a master of the shoulder roll and of riding punches to lessen their impact. The idea that he tired easily is ludicrous. In his prime he was compared to Harry Greb for throwing huge volumes of punches. He also didnt throw haymakers but was more known for his bodypunching, being in my opinion one of the best bodypunchers of all time.

 

with room for a crew of 7

 

What about valuev's noggin then ?

 

true but he's 17ft tall anyway.****in' ugly too:dead

 

When I saw the thread title, I thought it was about Jake's psychological make-up. Now that would be a discussion!

 

I think head size or shape can suggest a good or bad chin.

You look at Oscar, Mosley, maanny, etc and there are gigantic square shaped heads.

Now look at someone like Amir Khan, he has a delicate shaped head.

This isn't a rule in any way. Some guys have regular sized or shaped heads and have a fine chin. Robinson, marg, etc

 

it's an interesting subject. we always make fun of this guy in our camp for having such a big head. but in no way does it allow him to absorb more punishment on the cheeks or chin.

 

Not so ! Jake was very sly...