Chins and size. Is there a Correlation?

Jimmy Thunder was Samoan . If he had Samoan David Tua's chin he would have been a world beater.

 

Big head and neck muscles may help but Big head and neck muscles alone would not be enough. To know for sure you would have to hit a guy blindfolded. If a guy with big head and muscular neck doesn't get knocked out blind folded by a power punch you could say it was a big factor but it won't be the case. The biggest factor is being able to react to what is coming your way.

 

I definitely agree with that. As an aside, I'm really good at getting sucker punched

 

He must surely be the exception that proves the rule

 

Agree. Neck / Shoulder/ jaw strength is not enough.
Another factor is good ring vision or focus.
'' The punch you don't see is the one that knocks you out " Teddy Atlas.
Emanuel Steward use to say Floyd has this great focus in the ring always kept an eye on his opponent
even when under fire.
Rolling with the punch 's so that don't land flush ( James Toney ) and chin tucked ( Chavez ) also helps.

 

I agree that seeing the punches coming and reacting is a huge part of it.

I think much of Ali's punch resistance came from his awareness.

 

Impelletierre and Campolo were top ten ranked. Carnera was dropped by Stribling. WTF did Sharkey ever drop? His ko% is24%!
Many of Carnera's fights were fixed so his stats are meaningless.He was 28 years old when Louis stopped him.The difference was whenever he faced a puncher who wasn't handcuffed he was ko'd.and he was steered clear of them for the most part

If it was just a question of size ,ability would not be a factor ,but many giant boxers did not take a punch well,and that is a fact.

 

Size and bone density may have something to do with it, but if you think its the only factor youve obviously never been in a fight.

Cardio and anticipation are at the top of the list. Balance is also a major factor.

For what its worth, George Chuvalo said in an interview that he used to tuck his chin and use his forehead in case he couldnt slip a punch. He cites his short neck (which means less brain rattling) and he would train and develop his neck muscles and shoulders to better absorb impacts like a football player.

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=hOvW892x2OQ

 

I don't know if the bigger you are gives you a better chin if the people you're fighting are bigger, too.

Because, the truth is, it's not a matter of how strong your chin is. Hitting you on the chin just causes your head to snap quickly, causing your brain to smack the inside of your skull.

The number of brain injuries has certainly increased since the size of the average player has shot up in the National Football League, college Football and even high school football, and those bigger people began colliding into each other.

I remember George Foreman was against headgear in amateur boxing years ago because he said it made your head weigh more, so when you got hit in the head, your head jerked more (increasing the impact of your brain hitting the inside of your skull).

I'm sure it depends on the force of the blow, the size of the person delivering it, the angle your head snaps and where your brain impacts the inside of your skull. Certain parts of your brain are probably more sensitive to hitting your skull than other parts are. If your brain sloshes from one side of the skull to the other and back again, and keeps hitting the inside of your skull, where it hits probably matters.

If people knew the answer, we'd all know by now. It's a continuing problem in every sport.

 

Lewis fought and got punched in the head by people who everyone agrees hit harder than Rahman and McCall, too, but those other guys DIDN'T knock him out.

That's why your "packing more glass" comment is dumb.

I'm sure it had to do with the angle his head snapped, and where his brain hit inside his skull on those TWO occasions. On every other occasion in his pro career, his head didn't snap the same way, so he didn't go down.