How would you rate Usyk's chin?

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How do you rate Usyk's chin?

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  1. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk's chin is a big unknown for me. We all know it's definitely a good chin but is it great or granite? He is one of the boxers who very rarely gets hit clean, he always seems to roll with shots and take a lot of sting out of them. There was one right hand from AJ in round 6 that Usyk didn't see coming, here it is:
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    This was a great punch as Usyk was coming in, he didn't roll with that one at all and caught it flush on the chin. He was visibly shaken by that punch and his eyes were wide open, but when you actually look at it, Usyk went back to his stance as he normally would and didn't look troubled even though his eyes told a different story. This punch was probably the closest Usyk was to truly being hurt, there was another instance

    Another fantastic punch that Usyk absorbed was from Gassiev at the end of the 4th round. He rolled with that one a little bit but it still caught the sweet spot and had Usyk going for the clinch.
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    But we never seen Usyk truly hurt in his career.

    So how would you rate Usyk's chin 1-10?

    I am personally rating it at somewhere between 8 and 9, probably and 8.5.
     
    FastSmith7, Sep 30, 2021
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  2. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Good luck hitting him with anything big

    He can absorb straights and jabs

    A big hook will wobble him good luck landing it.

    7/10

    Fury will stop him to the body and submit him. Maybe suplex off the cornerpost.
     
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  3. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury is too big to hurt Usyk to the body, he won't be able to put enough into his punches throwing it at such a downward angle
     
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  4. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    9 out of 10. probably the best chin in HW, atm.

    Better than fury / AJ / wilder and Whyte
     
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  5. StiffJeb

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    Not so easy to rate the chin of someone who gets hit flush so rarely.


    The shot Joshua landed in 6 clearly got a reaction, but he didn't show it enough to embolden Joshua, he didn't need to clinch, his legs were fine, and he seemed to recover in a few seconds to start moving again as usual.


    Gassiev got him with a good one and forced him to clinch, but he recovered quickly again. Gassiev is a big banger.


    Haven't seen him react much to anything else. I don't think he's ever been dropped even as an amateur, or at least not from a head shot, forgive me if I'm misinformed. He's been in with a lot of hard punchers too.


    You have to give it credit. I'll say 8. Loses a point for being somewhat untested in flush shots. Loses another compared to guys with acromegaly/gigantism.
     
    StiffJeb, Sep 30, 2021
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  6. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Go watch Fury back in the day

    It was his pièce de résistance
     
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  7. MarvelousMarvinGolovkin

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    Very good, AJ hit him with a massive right WHEN Usyk was coming in as well. All it seemed to do was wake Usyk up
     
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  8. navigator

    navigator "Billy Graham? He's my man." banned Full Member

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    Solid chin, good composure/awareness when stung with something, quick recovery.
     
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  9. djfonti

    djfonti Well-Known Member Full Member

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    His chin seems solid.

    His body might be a concern though.
     
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  10. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Everyone's body is a concern. I've never seen him hurt to the body. But his body is much easier to land on than his chin.
     
    FastSmith7, Sep 30, 2021
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  11. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Nothing wrong with his body, cause Gassiev has landed some heavy, heavy bombs and Usyk didnt even feel them.

    As far as his chin goes at CW 10 out of 10, at HW probably between 7-9.
     
    lordlosh, Sep 30, 2021
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  12. NEETzschean

    NEETzschean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Beterbiev hurt him to the body in the 2nd round with 12 oz gloves as an amateur and made Usyk take a knee, I believe in 2011.
     
    NEETzschean, Sep 30, 2021
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  13. ArseBandit

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    Obviously very good, but can't say if it's to the level of someone like Froch as his feints, footwork and headmovement mean he barely ever takes a clean shot on the chin.
     
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  14. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, that was 10 years ago, taking a knee once in a 360 fight career is not too bad and Beterbiev is a monstrous body puncher.
     
    FastSmith7, Sep 30, 2021
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  15. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hahaha for a second I thought u were talking about Froch and his feints, footwork and head movement, gave me a good laugh.
    Took me 5 seconds to realise you were talking about Usyk :lol:
     
    FastSmith7, Sep 30, 2021
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