Is having a good Chin about mentality or physique?

"Fury isn’t naturally tough "

hehe

 

The thing with Fury which is a rare physiological trait is when he gets dropped although his legs go on him he is mentally 100%. Then he starts screaming and he grows blonde hair and gets even stronger.

 

Fury always gets up and finds a way to win,that mentality right there is why he is where he is today. Plenty of fighters get dropped during there careers it’s what they do after getting dropped that defines them . Joyce has shown a great chin as a pro but what happens if he does get dropped ? Only then we will know with Joyce if his mentality is on par with his physicality .

 

Genetics

 

If it were psychological, McCall likely wouldn't be taking all those punches like he did. Strong psyche helps though.

 

Chin is about genetics. Getting up, if not slept, though is about mentality.
Think about guys who got dropped often but always got back up. Like Fury ir Jmm.

 

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/the-science-of-punch-resistance.182602/

 

Is having a good Chin about mentality or physique?

Both factor some is to play, as do a pair of balls at times. In boxing one part of the mostly can help the other. Mostly physique though. A big and strong neck I think is key.

 

I got hurt twice in the time that i have been boxing. Once was when somebody beat me up in sparring and after that i sparred another good fighter on the same day and he landed a punch on my chin which felt like my brain hitting the inside of the skull. I attribute that to being discouraged and not being mentally ready for that punch. Second time i got hurt when i didn't spar for several months and started sparring again on my first day in the gym. Again, same punch on the chin, felt like i stopped existing for a second. I attribute that to taking time off from fighting and not being used to getting punched in the head. So the answer is probably both

 

Both.

You can be as tough mentally as you want to be but if you have a pencil neck and talcum chin its not gonna do you any good. When they clobber you with a scorcher that makes you smell sulphur, see stars and it all starts fading to black you can be tough in your dreams.

One the other hand you can be able to take a licking and keep on ticking, but when you're exhausted with a broken nose after beating down some guy, and you get jumped by a new batch of guys sometimes ya might just cover up and take your lumps.

 

You see these boxers with thick necks and thick heads. advantageous. Toughness is mentality.

 

Both the psychology and the physical aspect are genetic.
They both would work together to make a fighter 'tough', so both important.

But I don't remember Joyce being hit by Wlad or Wilder flush in the face like Fury was, just by people like Parker and Dubious who have far less power.

Joyce is a hype product to replace Big Joshie for the British market and when a proven KO puncher starts unloading on his gormless face, then we'll see whether he has the chin people think.

 

I think it’s a combination of genetics and having the ability to sense and see shots coming.