Does having a "chip on your shoulder" help a fighter take punches?

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  1. dbouziane

    dbouziane ............. Full Member

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    Well? Does being pissed at something or at the world in general make you more able to take a shot?

    I ask this b/c I remember an interview w/ Tyson where he said when he was fighting Ruddock he just absorbed his shots and they didnt really hurt and that he was just pissed in general but when he fought McBride he just didnt want to get hit anymore and didnt want to be there (i.e. didnt have the chip on his shoulder that he once had)

    Every fighter gets butterflies before a fight and has all that nervous adrenaline energy but does having that "chip on your shoulder" and wanting to scrap and wanting to take shots to give shots make you better capable to take those shots?

    Or does it not matter at all and your punch resistance is what it is regardless?
     
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  2. RealIzm

    RealIzm Boxing Junkie banned

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    ask Amir Khan.
     
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  3. under the wire

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    Some guys are angry because of stuff they been through, such as Tyson. It makes them able to withstand punishment because they just couldnt give a **** what happens to them. But when they start to enjoy life more and ease up, they lose their punch resistance and often their fighting instincts.

    Same thing happened to Jake Lamotta. He was a real angry boy all his life until one moment where he won a world title. Afterwards he found out a guy he thought he murdered years ago was still alive. He started to chill out and was never the same in the ring.
     
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  4. under the wire

    under the wire Active Member Full Member

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    Nice avatar! :good
     
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  5. dbouziane

    dbouziane ............. Full Member

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    was kind of thinking that as well when i made the thread.
     
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  6. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    so he lost his fury that made him great after he found out he wasn't so badAZZ?:blood
     
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  7. BigBoiBoricua

    BigBoiBoricua Active Member Full Member

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    I think it does, Ive been in a few street fights wer I was so enraged that I didnt feel the punches, of course that all changes when you wake up the next morning haha, it hurts to smile even
     
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  8. VecArrow

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    That's the adrenaline that's making you ignore the pain.
     
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  9. onourway

    onourway Haye KTFO1 Wlad Full Member

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    Mindset does help you absorb punishment.

    But then regardless of mindset, there will always be those punches that turn your lights out.
     
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  10. phierl

    phierl Active Member Full Member

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    No, why should it?

    If you are determined and motivated it helps. Fighters who don't have the best chin but have a lot of heart can take more punishment, but just being pissed won't help you.
     
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  11. dbouziane

    dbouziane ............. Full Member

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    well...i'm not necessarily talking about "that guy across the ring killed your frog" pissed but just being a mean nasty muh ****er in general
     
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  12. phierl

    phierl Active Member Full Member

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    In that case I would definitely say yes. It helps to be a mean, though killing machine when you're in the ring.
     
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  13. Kevin_Wright

    Kevin_Wright King of Awesomeland Full Member

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    Yeah I would say theres a certain level of mental toughness associated with a "not give a ****" attitude. And I can see how that same mental toughness could be used to bounce back after you take a big shot.
     
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  14. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Kind of reminds me of my friend who's a Muay Thai fighter. He was supposed to have a fight but it got cancelled. He said "I don't want to fight anymore, I'm making good money at my job and I'm not mad at the world. I'm not angry enough to want to fight".

    But a weak chin is a weak chin. Having a chip on your shoulder can just give you motivation to train harder, or keep going when the fight is tough. But if you get hit with a blind shot on the right spot, all that anger doesn't mean much.
     
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  15. Spunik

    Spunik Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Young Pauli didn't wax off the eyebrows....:hey
     
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