Most fragile chin in boxing history?

[Ben Bolt]

I don't think he has the most fragile chin in boxing history - that distinction probably belongs to some no-name - but Floyd Patterson ...

It's said Floyd didn't take punches to the temples very well, that's why D'Amato had him developing the peek-a-boo style.

[Panamaniac]

I'm pretty sure Patterson holds the record for being dropped in heavyweight title fights.

Be that as it may, Floyd earned credit for resiliancy. I'm not going to check, but it's possible he's never been counted out. He just kept getting up to have the ref stop the fight(s) by TKO.

[New England]

it's almost surely somebody you've never heard of. there are guys in boxing who make a living getting knocked out by young fighters.

certain commissions in the midwest will allow a fighter to get licensed with a dozen knockout losses.


the worst chin on an "ATG" has got to be floyd patterson. he was very small for a HW, and was dropped and hurt often for a championship fighter.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

patterson is a good call for ATG,, Hearns gets a bad wrap on his chin,, it was decent, he like lennox lewis just got caught with huge shots,, They didnt have alot of multi knockdown fights like floyd did

Seth mitchell or ronald hearns have to have the worst chins in recent years

[Anthony342]

What about Wlad? You guys often comment on how weak his chin is.

[seal]

Tommy Morrison, without a doubt.

[joseph5620]

What about Wlad? You guys often comment on how weak his chin is.

His chin is not good but every fighter I mentioned had worse punch resistance.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

What about Wlad? You guys often comment on how weak his chin is.

Yes wlad is a good call,, nobody seems to be able to land on him in recent years, but i think he still has a fragile chin

Tommy Morrison, without a doubt.

tommy morrison had a decent chin,, I think he only got stopped 3 times, and he handled most punches pretty well,,

Him like hearns and lewis, get labeled as chinny guys because of the ko losses but if you look at his whole career in total, their chins arent as bad as they seem,, Yes they all had brutal stoppages, but that happens in boxing, they all took good shots pretty well for the vast majority of their careers...
They dont have oliver mccall type chins, but def not weak or made of glass type chins IMO

[Ben Bolt]

patterson is a good call for ATG

Floyd has described how he (often) felt after being knocked down. His brain played him pranks for several seconds, it was like being high on drugs, a good feeling of walking in wonderland.

In his 1st fight with Ingo, and after the 1st knockdown, he is heading for what he thinks is neutral corner while Ingo attacks him from behind. In his wooziness, Floyd was certain he had knocked Ingo down.

[deansluk]

amir khan , cant think of another fighter with such skills and speed , yet such a weak chin , i would of said kirkland after the ishida fight . but with wolfe its almost as if his chins better ie angulo , tapia - strange ! and i suppose u could argue roy jones , but he was tht good for 15 years it never got exposed ... nigel benn another ! although hes 1 of my faves