How bad was Tommy Morrison's chin?

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  1. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    For the first time I think in history someone just questioned me saying that Morrison had chin problems. I'm wondering if there's just one other person who thinks Morrison didnt have chin problems. **** I'd love to see if there is anyone here who didnt think Morrison's chin was flat out terrible.

    So did Morrison have chin problems?
     
  2. Boxing Fanatic

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    hes proof that roids dont make your chin better
     
  3. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    He definitely had some chin issues, but I wouldn't call it pure glass by any stretch. He withstood alot of punishment in his career.
     
  4. Boxing Fanatic

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    i remeber mercer clubbered him to death, boy, that was pretty chinny
     
  5. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hard to think that after that, he beat Joe Hipp with a broken jaw and went the distance with Foreman. Then Bentt stops him in 1.

    It really doesn't make sense, but not making sense is Tommy's career in a nutshell. :lol:
     
  6. Dr Gonzo

    Dr Gonzo Yo! Molesta La Breastas! Full Member

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    it was average... he did take alot of big shots in his career mind you
     
  7. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely had problems
     
  8. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Somewhat bad, but much better than Tye Fields'.
     
  9. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    Why did you vote "Good" then?
     
  10. Rexrapper 1

    Rexrapper 1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    O Tommy Morrison. I thought it was Tommy hearns. Yea he def had chin problems.
     
  11. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbHdzqPmwQ0[/ame]
     
  12. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Unfortunately it was very shaky. He could've been a hell of a fighter if he'd had an iron chin. I watched Morrison-Mercer the other day and he was giving Mercer a boxing lesson every second of the fight for the first 3-4 rounds. He was moving and putting punches together like a middleweight, heavyweights today just don't look like that. Anyway, Mercer landed some big punches at the end of the 4th or 5th, Tommy got rocked and never recovered and was knocked out the next round in that brutal sequence.
     
  13. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    His defence was poor which left him very open to getting tagged with big shots and unless you have a chin like Tua or McCall you're gonna look chinny.
     
  14. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His chin wasn't particularly hard, but it wasn't particularly soft either. Tommy ate a ton of good shots from some very hard hitting opponents in his day without going down, but if you caught him clean he could be in trouble. Kinda like Lennox Lewis, but maybe not quite as bad. Lennox would just fold like a sack of potatoes when he would get caught right on the button.
     
  15. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mercer could ****ing crack, and so could Lennox.