Mandibular fortitude makes fights interesting

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  1. twopiece

    twopiece Pugilistic Ambassador Full Member

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    Hmm... if you like to witness fights where the outcome is never guaranteed, then watch these guys (whether it's archived footage or live):

    -Juan Manuel Lopez

    -Lucian Bute

    -David Price

    -Enzo Maccarinelli

    -Seth Mitchell

    -Amir Khan

    -James Kirkland

    -Hasim Rahman

    -Lateef Kayode

    -Ricky Hatton (when he was active)

    -Roy Jones (out of his prime)


    *Gotta give full credit to anyone who has ever stepped into a professional ring. Some of the fighters in that list still managed to become World champions at some point. Jones in his prime is far and away an all-time great imo.
     
  2. Zakman

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    People think I'm always criticizing or putting down glass jawed fighters, but the truth is I love fighters with shaky mandibles. :nod

    Without them, we wouldn't get to see all the spectacular KOs we do!!!!! :happy :happy :happy
     
  3. twopiece

    twopiece Pugilistic Ambassador Full Member

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    Chins are a crucial aspect of boxing.
     
  4. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    And the lack of them is too. Like I said, if there were not boxers with fragile mandibles, we wouldn't get to see all the KOs we do.
     
  5. Madmanc

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    Hat tons jaw was rock until his later career,kostya tszyu hit him flush about 50 times when they fought and he didn't flinch,his life style and face forward style wore it down in the end
     
  6. twopiece

    twopiece Pugilistic Ambassador Full Member

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    Very true.

    I should have added Alexander Dimitrenko to that list of names, Zak. If you check his fight with Kubrat Pulev, the guy is ko'ed by a stiff jab. What's going to happen to him when he takes a full power shot from a harder hitting heavyweight? :-(