What makes a good chin?

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  1. draw99

    draw99 Active Member Full Member

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    I once read someone say that 80% of being able to take a punch is fitness. Is that really so, or do they just mean the ability to recover once you've been punched?

    Is there much a fighter can do to improve his chin? Are there any fighters that spring to mind that improved their chin over their career?

    Is taking a lot of shots in the gym/during your careeer likely to improve your resistance to a punch or diminish it?

    If you could ignore the art of defence and just focus on the actual ability to take a punch, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts........
     
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  2. Ziggy Montana

    Ziggy Montana The Butcher Full Member

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    A strong neck.
     
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  3. Fab2333

    Fab2333 Needs to Get It 2Gether Full Member

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    Zackman is the only person that can confirm if a chin is good or not. SO wait on him 4 approval
     
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  4. Finn73

    Finn73 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's not fitness...fitness can help, but if you have anatomic disadvantages you can train like Bruce Lee. But that's only my opinion.
     
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  5. El Matador

    El Matador Your Boxing Authority Full Member

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  6. Astola

    Astola Its a fact. Full Member

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    Andrade had a very good technique - he kind of followed the punches with his head if that makes any sense to you. His chin is granite, mainly because of technique I would say.
     
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  7. BADINTENTIONS2

    BADINTENTIONS2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    that means you've never fought yourself and expect him to write the 'bible' for you.

    i've boxed all my life and having a chin isn't something that really can be trained for in the big scheme of things.

    it has it's grey areas - people will always say 'he was weight drained' and so on...

    but at the end of the day, weight and anything else taken into account, it's really something you have or you don't.

    it's the eternal 'achilles heel' for a top flight fighter.

    the only thing i will say is that for some fighters it's part of their development - to get nailed BUT be able to get up again and win. that's developmental.

    but you can'øt compare that to someone like WLad klitschko.

    and that's just the way it is. that simple.
     
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  8. BADINTENTIONS2

    BADINTENTIONS2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    thats right.
     
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  9. Quik

    Quik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    u mean he rolls with the punches?
     
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  10. iceman

    iceman Tis my Island Full Member

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    Nigel Benn seemed to improve his ability to take a punch by lifting weights strapped around his head.He was basically strenghtening his neck muscles.It seemed to work for him as his punch resistance seemed to get better
     
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  11. Astola

    Astola Its a fact. Full Member

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    Excactemundo - but in a perfected way!
     
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  12. Fab2333

    Fab2333 Needs to Get It 2Gether Full Member

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    lol you are THEE only person in here that took that lierally lol wow.
    The vets of ESB knows that Zackman claims to know all chins, but I guess you didnt get that memo, and btw I have boxed and still do off and on. Again it was a joke
     
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  13. BADINTENTIONS2

    BADINTENTIONS2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    well i'm pretty new to the board so i don't know people's personas so well.

    i thought you were being straight.
     
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  14. younghov2k4

    younghov2k4 R.I.P. Thunder, Viper Full Member

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    im one of the few people that believes that self confidence has most to do with how you take a punch.
     
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  15. Astola

    Astola Its a fact. Full Member

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    Now go and tell that to Audley Harrison.


    Dude...:-(
     
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