How would you rate it after last nights performance? He took some very good shots from a big puncher and would not be derailed. We know his history of being knocked down a in the pro ranks but he recovered very quickly and got the job done. A lot of people made an argument that Beterbiev would be stopped because of his glass chin, I personally thought The Nail was going to break him down by round 10 I’d say he has a solid chin, 7/10
The only legit knockdown he's had thus far was against Callum Johnson... and that guy can really crack. The Page Jr. fight was actually a balance issue and not a knockdown. Beterbiev's feet were out of position (right when he was "pushed" down). I've been saying this ever since that fight happened.
Very true, Callum Johnson is a collosal puncher, when I watched the fight live I thought Beterbiev would have been knocked out there, he didnt look steady on his legs as he got up from that KD
Beterbiev is the type of boxer who would get knocked out if he was 'cold'. The more momentum and rhythm he builds up, the harder it is to deter and hurt him.
As silly as it sounds, chins are somewhat misunderstood in boxing. Taking a punch is what everyone focuses on, but the conditioning if it's not top notch can weaken your punch resistance, as can fighters with average or weak mental strength. Taking a body shot is very different that taking one to the chin or head. With AB, I think his stamina is excellent, and his mental toughness is excellent, and that adds to a pretty good chin. His body looks like something from a comic book, looks very sturdy. I'd say 8 out of 10. I wasn't sure who would win, but thought the nail would get score enough and hit hard enough to keep AB off. Nope. AB went at him knowing he had a suit of armor on, and simply wore down a very good weight heavyweight in his prime.
