What IS classified as a GLASS JAW???

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  1. RogerB

    RogerB THE OLD GREY WOLF!! Full Member

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    I been reading up on here ..and on the topic of glass jaws a few names get mentioned ..

    Amir Khan ,James Kirkland to name a couple... i mean they even claim Roy J Jnr has a glass jaw ...

    What are the unspoken parameters of glass jaw-ism ..lol

    my belief is ..Khan got clocked by a shot he never saw ..thats usually bye bye for most ..ask Paul Williams ..that doesnt signify a Glass jaw ...Maidana is a know puncher , Khan took it and stayed on his feet ..

    Kirkland ?? ok the jury is out with that one

    RJ Jnr ..i think he got an average chin ...and if yu slow down and and get caught they way he did ...it wud be over ...

    Dont forget some fighters style is to take some to give some ...they are the granite chin fighters ...Katsidis , Mayorga etc

    Others are to box and be elusive ...if caught and caught flush its possible ..its curtains ...does that mean they have a glass jaw ???

    Ali went down to Fraziers left Hook and Coopers Right ...yet his chin was never in question??

    Tyson went down several times in his lata career ..his chin was never in question ...

    Holyfield ...superhuman chin ...been down tho

    see my question??? what determins glass ???
     
  2. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    There are, in my view, two main ways to determine that a fighter has a china chin:

    1) If he gets knocked the **** out early, particularly if it happens more than once. Getting knocked the **** out at any time at the very least raises substantial questions about punch resistance.

    2) If he hits the deck often, particularly against light punchers. This is usually not indicative of someone who has as bad a chin as number one.

    Bottom line - getting knocked unconscious is the best indicator of a glass jaw. And Khan CERTAINLY has one.
     
  3. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    According to today's fans it seems to be anyone who has ever been knocked out, knocked down, stunned, or in some cases even slipped.
     
  4. RogerB

    RogerB THE OLD GREY WOLF!! Full Member

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  5. Eric_Suede

    Eric_Suede Member Full Member

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    Simply put , i'd say a boxer who demonstrates practically little to no punch resistance. The type of guy that reacts everytime his chin is checked. No matter who you are you can be knocked down or out. So I wouldn't go as far as to say just because a fighter has been stopped he's "chinny". But You also have those tommy morrison types that seemingly every time the got hit with a flush shot they go down or wobble.
     
  6. pahapoisu

    pahapoisu Superman! Full Member

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    You get knocked out = Glass jaw
    You get knocked down = Glass jaw
     
  7. FistsOfFury

    FistsOfFury Active Member Full Member

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    On ESB, you have a glass jaw if you are in any way hurt (even momentarily) by a punch to the head.

    You're also EXPOSED when you lose a fight.

    And you're a bum if you aren't elite p4p fighter.
     
  8. pugilist64

    pugilist64 Guest

    Ain`t no such thing!
     
  9. anthony jr

    anthony jr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Barrera got ko twice and you wouldn't say he has a glass jaw people over exaggerate to much and just want attention
     
  10. artdawg

    artdawg Grammar butcher beeaTCH Full Member

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    How about Roger Mayweather? Never hear about him in these type of discussions..
     
  11. HeavyT

    HeavyT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd say Enzo Maccarinelli has a glass jaw. Andrei Arlovski in MMA. But I wouldnt say RJJ, Hatton or even Khan have one.
     
  12. pugilist64

    pugilist64 Guest

    When was Khan unconscious you twat? :lol:
     
  13. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Vitali has a good chin cuz it got checked by lewis and he walked through it
     
  14. sixpack

    sixpack Member Full Member

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    You get wobbled = Glass jaw
    Never hurt or knocked down = Hiding a China Chin
     
  15. dhralf

    dhralf **** the queen! Full Member

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    :lol:


    Exactly.....only on ESB....