What is the link between weight drained fighters and punch resistance?

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  1. Dr Gonzo

    Dr Gonzo Yo! Molesta La Breastas! Full Member

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    Might seem a dumb question, but im curious. Has Khan's chin improved because he isn't boiling down to make 135? Or has he simply not been hit as clean as he was by Prescott? Sure, he took some bombs from Maidana but it was late in the fight and Maidana looked fairly gassed and the shots weren't sharp and accurate like Prescott's punches.

    Does a weight drained fighter have considerably less punch resistance? Does it improve at a more appropriate weight?
     
    Dr Gonzo, Jul 13, 2011
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  2. Scottish

    Scottish Khan(t) take a punch Full Member

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    He hasn't been hit as clean, Maidana almost stopped him Khan was eating bombs and wobbling on ***** street Maidana was to wild if he was more selective with his punches he could of probably stopped him.

    Either that or its Alex Arizas special shakes ;)
     
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  3. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    There is less fluid in your skull to cushion your brain when hit when you are dehydrated. I'm sure somebody will post and article about it later
     
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  4. Dr Gonzo

    Dr Gonzo Yo! Molesta La Breastas! Full Member

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    i suspected that was the case, and the Kirkland one is a great example. I bet Kirkland did nothing but lift weights in jail, got to 175 of pure muscle and then had to drop some when he got out (RJJ after fighting Ruiz is another one). All that weight training in prison ruins fighters. Tyson in 1996 looked like a bodybuilder and didnt have that same explosive, accurate power... he relied on brute force and clubbing shots which didnt suit him or work as well
     
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  5. ChrisKim47

    ChrisKim47 Active Member Full Member

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    Amir Khan has never had a chin.

    But yes a weight drained fighter DOES for a fact lose punch resistance. Losing water weight, decreases the amount of 'padding' the brain has between itself and the skull. You all know what happens when the brain bumps against the skull... thats boxing!

    Take for example Terry Norris's two fights with Simon Brown. After their first fight, everyone jumped on the wagon that Terry had no chin. But watch their second fight. Norris took very clean shots, shots that would have dropped him in their first fight. But Terry was never wobbled in that 2nd fight.

    The reason? My suspicions tell me that Norris was weight drained in that first fight.
     
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  6. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Khan could fight with an i.v. in his arm and he'd still be chinny.
     
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  7. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    I think it was sheer determination that allowed Khan to remain standing in the Maidana fight. He was so determined to prove himself that he made his legs not to listen to his brain, which was sending signals to go down...
     
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  8. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    What people have said about dehydration is correct.

    On a chin scale of 0-10

    10 being the highest, 5 being average, 0 being Enzo

    Khan's chin, is probably a 3, poor punch resistance, when he was weight drained at 135, it was probably a 2.
     
    Vidic, Jul 19, 2011
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