Which fight was best at protecting their weak chin?

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  1. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who was best at defending it and prospering in spite of it?
     
  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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  4. BoxingPurest

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    Oh with out a doubt Tommy Morrison has to be the only choice,, Man was great but boy did he have a glass chin if the chin got touched he went down. But despite that fact went on to become a world champion.
     
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  5. BoxingPurest

    BoxingPurest Active Member Full Member

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    You know I've always thought that but Vlad does get buzzed but even in his loses by TKO not KO he always got back up. Never knocked out cold, cold
     
  6. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I know these guys have been stopped before, and that people like to overplay it...but I wouldn’t call any of these guys weak chinned.
     
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  7. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Anyone else you'd pick for this thread?
     
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    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Pernell Whitaker. Whether or not his chin was weak, there were questions, possibly before and, certainly, after the Mayweather fight. Pendleton buckled his knees. If he did have a questionable chin, it was good enough to take one clean shot every four fights.
     
  10. Ken Ashcroft

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    I wasn't entirely convinced by the strength of Virgil Hills chin, certainly in the early stages of his career but he ended up with a fairly outstanding career in terms of the numbers and title successes, if not in public recognition.
     
  11. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wlad and Lennox are definitely near the top. Luckily they had massive size advantages over many of their opponents.
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roger Mayweather, Terry Norris and Kuniaki Shibata. All three of these fighters had suspect chins, but I loved how they actually took on big bangers with their impediment and achieved success. Every so often one would get through of course, but for the most part they kept it under wraps.
     
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  14. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes.......and Sammy Serrano
     
  15. 88Chris05

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    There were some mumblings that Pea's chin might have been a little tender (but not glass) after Uncle Roger decked him, but I think the Trinidad fight kind of dispels the idea of his chin being a weak point. Whitaker was a natural Lightweight facing a huge Welter with immense power at 147 and who wiped out guys at 154 and even did some damage at 160. Even with a broken jaw and his legs totally shot, Whitaker fought close to Trinidad, ate big shots and was still standing at the final bell without ever looking like he was going to be stopped, albeit there was that knockdown early on and Whitaker used all his experience and know-how to keep Trinidad at bay. But he didn't just turn up to survive by any means. I actually thought there was nothing in the fight after seven rounds (Pea in fact arguably a pinch in front without the knockdown), but Trinidad won everything after that point.
     
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