would you rather have a granite chin or 1 punch knockout power?

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  1. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    bro,
    i have to admit this is one of the best one liner come backs ever on here.
    its so great because its dead accurate.

    nice job man
     
  2. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Granite Chin \thread
     
  3. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Having a granite chin can actually harm your career. I dont think 1 punch knockout power can.
     
  4. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Unfortunately his car steered left (right in the US) every time he drove past Mcdonalds.
     
  5. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    Would I rather be paulie or wilder umm
     
  6. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Power.

    A granite chin wouldn't be very effective for me because I'm not from one of the major boxing countries and so probably won't win a single big fight on the cards. Boxing career would be bust, no matter how good I would be.

    With KO power I at least can cherrypick and look like a million bucks leading into a big (or at least decent) money fight, and at least have a chance taking it out of the judges hands when not getting KO'd myself.
     
  7. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    I voted granite chin but come to think of it, I would rather have ko power. I would have a better chance vs the very top guys. At the B class fighter level, I still would want ko power because the fans wanna see that these days.
     
  8. boxsensei

    boxsensei Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Granite chin easily. No matter how good a fighter is, you're going to get hit, and there's nothing I can think of more humilaiting and emasculating, then getting brutally KTFO
     
  9. Cafe

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    Power, cause it's ****ing awesome.
     
  10. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    Khan beat paulie:thumbsup
     
  11. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    as long as i dont have glass jaw ill take that power.
     
  12. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super One™ banned

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    I'd like to be feather fisted with a glass chin, like Broner.
     
  13. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    but you have to take both...thats the whole point cippi
     
  14. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have a granite chin.

    Those shots would've put down anyone, I swear.
     
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    Mike Perez