Is a weak chin the ultimate weakness for a fighter?

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  1. Berliner

    Berliner Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well if you compare his chin with the chin of Price it is still granit
     
    Berliner, Apr 26, 2013
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  2. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He wasn't hit on the chin. he was hit on the back-side of the ear & his eardrum punctured. hat's the only reason he went down.


    Good lordy, please pay more attention. :-(
     
    Cableaddict, Apr 26, 2013
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  3. straightXed

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    Ain't no cure for a weak chin! Stamina, skills, lack of ring IQ etc can all be improved. Only way to "improve" lack of mandible is by protecting that **** HARD...but this is boxing and you're gonna get tagged at some point...
     
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  4. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    tommy hearns had a weak chin but a great career.
     
    daprofessor, Apr 26, 2013
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  5. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    No, it's much worse to have very low stamina and bad technique. I would also say being mentally weak is worse. You can get by w/o a sturdy chin, though it's a difficult task.
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Apr 26, 2013
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  6. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The ultimate weakness for a fighter is to have an incompetent promoter.

    Everything else is secondary.
     
    Cableaddict, Apr 26, 2013
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  7. jeffjoiner

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    :good
     
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  8. boxingbull

    boxingbull Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think lack of heart is
     
    boxingbull, Apr 26, 2013
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  9. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wouldya not watch a "feather fisted" ATG, CVD?
     
    john garfield, Apr 26, 2013
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  10. steviebruno

    steviebruno ESB NYC Delegate banned Full Member

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    To me, the biggest weakness to have is slow hands. No ATG fighter has ever been considered truly slow of hand.

    You can hide a weak chin with defense.

    You can hide poor stamina with a low work rate, or you can train hard to improve your stamina.

    You can make up for being completely feather-fisted by having good speed and mobility.


    How do you compensate for being slow?
     
    steviebruno, Apr 26, 2013
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  11. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    As posters said above.. Boxing is probably the most tiresome sport known to man, and to not have stamina, would certainly be the biggest weakness.
     
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  12. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shadowboxing, punching with resistance bands and/or weights, push-ups

    There are a variety of ways to increase hand speed.
     
    xRedx, Apr 26, 2013
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  13. w3rdup!

    w3rdup! Active Member Full Member

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    No

    Roy Jones Jr.
     
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  14. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Roy was never great at taking a punch, but he also was not as weak chinned as he got later in his day...

    But this is a perfect example of a fighter that can be good enough to win belts in 4 weights, without a great chin.
     
    Mind Reader, Apr 26, 2013
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  15. steviebruno

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    That's like saying you can hit the heavy bag to increase your power. Sure you can, but there is a limit to how much you can improve in that area. Speed and power and primarily genetic factors.

    If you're slow, you're slow. And if you hit like Sven Ottke, well... you'd still be able to make Paulie Malignaggi jealous.
     
    steviebruno, Apr 26, 2013
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