24 years ago today Hasim Rahman shatters Lennox Lewis glass chin

Rahman did good for himself considering he didn’t really start seriously boxing until he was about 20.
His corner advice in the rematch was abysmal “just keep your arms out when he gets close to you”
Rahman ended up getting his Glass Jaw shattered.

 

Then Lewis proved he was the better man by destroying him in the rematch.

 

Aren't good punches...supposed to be able to knock you out?

If you took BF24's chin talk seriously, you'd conclude that hard punchers don't exist. Just "glass" chins.

 

Wasn't glass, he was exhausted and did not adapt to SA's altitude quickly and couldn't guard it in time. Simple as that

 

I personally don't think Lewis had a 'glass chin', but he clearly had sloppy skills and defence and that's why it is annoying when people pretend he would just beat everyone.
What his KO losses actually prove is that plenty of people would have a chance to land a big backhand and KO him.
That means people like this:
Wlad, AJ, Wilder, Povetkin and more.
These listed fighters had a VERY good chance of landing a bomb and KO'ing Lewis.

 

Lennox probably shouldn't have showboated like that. Cost him dearly but that was a heck of a punch.

 

Lewis entered the ring as a movie star instead of a fighter.

 

Lennox doesn't have a glass jaw, he wasn't being serious and missed the parry................and got caught on the end of a right hand that Rahman leaned into, that's literally it, that's why he was stopped. It really was an a million to one shot

 

We are going to talk Chins on here because having punch resistance is perhaps the most important attribute a boxer can have.
Glass Jaws exist in Boxing and Lennox had one.
Even savage punches can't KO Iron Chinned Warriors. We have many examples of this.

 

Wow, I forgot how terrible Lewis looked in that fight. He was in dreadful shape, and looked quite sloppy. MANY heavyweights could have replicated Rahman's win on that night.

 

Denial. Rahman landed a similar punch earlier in the round so it was at least two in a million.

 

Yup. And it wasn't the first time that fragile mandible got shattered by some second tier heavyweight either.

Lewis is the only top tier HW to get taken out early by second-rate twice. One of many reasons why he should not be rated higher than Evander Holyfield, or more arguably, Mike Tyson

 

Fury would have got up and ground Rahman down.