Moses Itauma Clearly Doesn't have the Greatest Whiskers

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Zakman, Aug 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM.


  1. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    It literally had nothing to do with his chin.

    Are you actually serious?

    He punched himself out and completely emptied his tank.

    It was inexperience.

    Poor tactics and stamina.

    Nothing at all to do with his chin.
     
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  2. Mickc

    Mickc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There has always been rumours of Itauma being lazy and not having the greatest of chins and tonight confirmed it for me ! There is also the fact that young exciting power punchers normally fight more often to get the rounds in we ALL know that but this wasn’t the case with Itauma who did not fight often at all despite his well known attributes,did his Team know something we didn’t ? Frank will be devastated after his hand picked opponent to give Itauma rounds just destroyed his “ Wonder Boy “
     
  3. JimRaynor

    JimRaynor New Member Full Member

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    It’s too early too tell if he has the whiskers or not. Hrgovic doesn’t have the sort of power to test someone’s chin properly like Dubois, AJ, or Wardley. Itauma was knocked out tonight because he emptied his gas tank, nothing else.
     
  4. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Even Hrgovic said it "chins matter in boxing "

    And the difference in this fight was he had one.

    Itauma? Not so much.
     
  5. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Itauma took a lot of clean shots from Hrgovic and seemed fine, just gassed himself out.

    I'd rate that chin fairly high for now. Kid has a lot of heart, a good chin, and the skills to bounce back. Even got a KD against Hrgovic which is no small feat.
     
  6. Escopeta

    Escopeta Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How many times did David Price have to get KO'd before the deniers finally dropped the 'he just gassed' myth?
    Glass is glass
     
  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Yeah, no ****. All this spin about leg injuries, poor stamina, on and on, is just so much noise designed to obscure Itauma's clear mandibular deficiencies.