Do stocky fighters generaly have better chins???

[gatorDelux]

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Tommy Morrison came to mind immediately.

RJJ and Lennox too.

yea

guess so but i meant generarly speaking

rjj wasnt stocky he had spindly legs

and lennox wasnt really stocky either

[StarshipTrooper]

Didn't Joe Louis get knocked down and out as well? Doesn't mean his chin was glass. McCallum never hurt harding.

Louis didn't get starched by a tomato can like Harding did. Schmeling had more talent in his left nut then Andries had in his entire carcass.

Poet

[jabsRstiff]

Who remembers Ed Hopson? Short and stocky southpaw from the very late
80s and the 90s.....who really had trouble taking a clean, hard shot.

[TheGreatA]

Who remembers Ed Hopson? Short and stocky southpaw from the very late
80s and the 90s.....who really had trouble taking a clean, hard shot.

He looked to be another Pernell Whitaker, until he got punched by that is. By a super bantamweight moving up two divisions.

You could make the argument that stocky fighters should take a better punch in general. On the other hand there are so many factors to taking a punch well that it's difficult to point out any single one to stand out amongst the others. See for example the man in my signature, possibly the thinnest boxer who ever lived, not once stopped in over a hundred professional fights.

[joe strong]

the neck, shoulders & calves will tell you everything...big neck, shoulders & calves means he has solid base & should absorb punches better..

[joe strong]

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Tommy Morrison came to mind immediately.

RJJ and Lennox too.

lennox got hit twice by a couple of lucky punches...he was never down other then 2 completely huge punches that would have knock out anyone other then maybe tua or ray mercer.mccall & rahman had one punch ko power so questioning lennox chin is absurd...lol! wlad has a iffy chin 13 times knocked down

[Miburo]

Usually yes, because they tend to have shorter, thicker necks.

[gatorDelux]

Usually yes, because they tend to have shorter, thicker necks.

thats what i was getting at

there are always exceptions

but the guys with thick legs shoulders and neck are usually pretty durable

[RubenSonny]

I wouldn't really describe Hagler as stocky.

[gatorDelux]

I wouldn't really describe Hagler as stocky.

why not?

seemed pretty short and thick to mee