Great boxers with not-so-great chins

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who were some boxers who were great, but had sucky chins?
     
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  2. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Winstone?

    Juan Manuel Marquez clearly has a vulnerable chin but maybe he doesn't qualify because his recovery powers are so amazing.

    Steve Luevano had amazing skills but his chin was fragile.
     
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  3. clinikill

    clinikill Active Member Full Member

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    I'd have to say Floyd Patterson. Technically he was an incredibly skillful fighter but his chin let him down many o' times.
     
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  4. Rainman

    Rainman Member Full Member

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    The obvious ones that get brought up all the time here, Jones Jr and Wlad.
    Other suggestions would be Hearns... and that's all I got off the top of my head. Good topic though, I'll be back. A Mexican with a bad chin would be interesting, considering their culture.
     
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  5. RememberingC.S.

    RememberingC.S. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wlad and Lennox Lewis; also David Haye
     
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  6. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would agree that JMM is somewhat chinny, considering he's been knocked down AT LEAST 5 times in his career (4 by Pacquiao, 1 by Mayweather)
     
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  7. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't know if I agree that Roy Jones' chin was weak. I think his punch resistance diminished with age, and in most cases, it still took a pretty big hitter to finish him even then. Meldrick Taylor was a very talented boxer who was on the verge of acheiving greatness, and who's chin I think was highly questionable. Roger Mayweather didn't always have the best set of whiskers either.
     
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  8. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko has not been knocked down in almost 8 years.
     
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  9. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Wilfred Benitez.
    Thomas Hearns.
    Felix Trinidad.
    Nigel Benn.

    Dont consider them to have glass chins but they were def shaky.
     
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  10. Flo_Raiden

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    Terry Norris
     
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  11. FIN

    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Terry Norris springs to mind,hearns didnt have a glass jaw,he was vunerable at times against big punchers but didnt have a bad chin..
     
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  12. jowcol

    jowcol Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Many off balance from his style, many 'flash' variety but he was always rising. :happy
     
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  13. SJS19

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    I was shocked when Marquez got up against Katsidis, he hit the deck hard.
     
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  14. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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    it was borderline a bad chin
     
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    Beat you to it, Burt! ;)
     
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