Bam's chin

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  1. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Let's talk about it. Bam got dropped by an old pillow-fist. Yet nobody seems to be talking about it. When Inoue got dropped by Nery you never heard some posters shut about it and a number still haven't. Yet Bam fights someone who hits far lighter than Nery, is older than Nery, and who Bam was also supposed to dominate then gets dropped yet doesn't get any flack for it. Bam (since he's a Snac guy) drains himself to make the weight then rehydrates considerable amounts of weight after the weigh-in. I won't use the term weight-bully but this is just what he does and we've heard about him using IVs to make weight. This means his punch resistance goes down a bit in exchange for being the much bigger man and, by extension, the bigger puncher. But this is now twice in back to back fights where we've seen him get stunned against guys who, frankly, were never punchers in the slightest. Bam also has an under-bite which might contribute to his poor punch resistance idk. I think his chin could be problematic when he starts fighting guys his own size who can punch.
     
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  2. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    If he had a weak chin he wouldn’t have recovered instantly
     
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  3. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    He recovered well, it was a flash KD.
     
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bam got hit with a flash knockdown, wasn’t hurt at all, and quickly got up to win afterwards. Estrada isn’t a big KO puncher but he’s certainly not pillow fisted as well. Gallo is a sharp puncher and he caught Bam coming in. I think that says more about Bam’s recovery and not letting a knockdown get to him.
     
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  5. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    You make some good points but I don't put to much emphasis on fighters getting dropped and a correlation to them having bad chins. Even guys who were known for their iron chins got dropped once or twice (Toney, Ali,,Chavez etc).
     
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  6. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Flash knock down happen. He wasn't hurt or stun. Got right up and won most of the rnd. Other than the flash knock down Estrada didn't do much.

    David Tua has a granite chin as they come. He had a flash knock down in a fight before. Then ate bombs from Ike like they were candy.
     
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  7. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was unhurt by the punch he popped right up and carried on. Nothing to see here
     
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  8. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There’s a reason no one is talking about it, there’s nothing to talk about. He got up at about 2.5, smiled it off and finished the round stronger.
     
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  9. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Estrada is sneaky with the right hand, no telegraph and throws it very quick, he didn’t see it coming, it was a flash knockdown probably on the point of the chin and he recovered instantly.
     
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  10. kingcracker

    kingcracker Member Full Member

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    Estrada is no pillowfist, he doesn't sit down on shots but he is accurate and snappy and throws at high volume from all sorts of angles. Much harder and more aggressive punchers have barely hurt cuadras and Estrada stopped him
     
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  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It was a flash knockdown and he wasn't visibly hurt or stunned so I don't see it's much of a talking point TBH.

    If a fighter is consistently getting wobbled, hurt, from single punches then you do have a valid point in regards to their chin maybe being suspect.

    But in regards to Rodriguez he suffered a flash knockdown in which he literally rose up again in half a second got up laughing and then went on the control the rest of the round.

    I also wouldn't say Estrada is pillow fisted when hes hes an accurate deadly counter puncher, his KO ratio isn't higher because hes been fighting a very high level of competition for the past 5 years or so.
     
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  12. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Definitely needs to go on the suspect mandible list.
     
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  13. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    That's like saying De La Hoya had a suspect chin because he was dropped with a Flash KD when he was in his early 20s cutting weight.
     
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  14. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Everyone's proving OP's point lol
     
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  15. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    You nuthuggers never give up. Being knocked down by handpicked feather fisted opponents is the very first sign of a Glass Jaw.
     
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