What does a fighter getting his "chin cracked"mean

[Cotto's Father]

explian please

[Heeb]

When a fighter's chin loses a lot of durability due to taking many flush shots.

[Toney Loc]

When a fighter can't take punches how he used to due to a brutal beatdown or knockout as in...Felix Trinidad cracked Fernando Vargas' chin.

[Russian Crushin]

It means that you're unable to take the same kind of punches you were once able to take because of taking too many shots

A great example is Samual Peter. Watch the shots he takes in first Vlad fight and then look after

People have a misconception that you can crack a chin with 1 punch or 1 combo, which is BS.....Williams chin cannot be "cracked" from 1 punch for example

[Cotto's Father]

So it really relates more to the brain then right?

[jrosales13]

When a fighter can't take punches how he used to due to a brutal beatdown or knockout as in...Felix Trinidad cracked Fernando Vargas' chin.

I also think he cracked Mayorga chin.

[ShoulderRoll]

So it really relates more to the brain then right?

Yes. When that phrase is used people aren't saying that the jawbone literally has a crack in it.

[Russian Crushin]

I also think he cracked Mayorga chin.

Hmmmm maybe a little.....he could still take great shots....he just chose to fight agressive accurate power punchers after him

[LEATHERF8CE]

Ever heard of this guy,

[New England]

It means that you're unable to take the same kind of punches you were once able to take because of taking too many shots

A great example is Samual Peter. Watch the shots he takes in first Vlad fight and then look after

People have a misconception that you can crack a chin with 1 punch or 1 combo, which is BS.....Williams chin cannot be "cracked" from 1 punch for example

yes it can...


i've recently heard williams promotors express that he's looking for one or two more big fights and then he's going to retire (check the recent installments of Leave it in the Ring radio for the audio.)


i'm sure that wasn't what he was thinking up until the second round of his second fight with martinez, when he was knocked out cold with one punch

in fact, i'd bet i you asked him he would have told you he was going to fight forever



paul williams certainly will certainly never be the same after being so brutally knocked out.
i'm not saying he's forever doomed to having mush for a jaw
i'm saying now that he's been knocked unconscious like that he's not the same man