Peoples thoughts on improving glass chins

[-MAKAVELLI-]

you can paint it any color but underneath, its still glass


i remember DLH getting dropped earlier in his career by some fighters with questionable power...the only thing you can do to 'improve' is to tighten up your D...

[JOM'S]

So we've got weight draining and moving up and stopping draining yourself can mae a big difference.

Anything else?

pacman is a very good example...

[Haglerwins]

It's really a bone density/muscular structure type thing. It's no surprise when you see the best chins in boxing usually belong to a man with a nice, thick skull. The head or neck and or jaw are thick, or proportioned, or unusual in some way.

The only things the glass jawed can do are neck strengthening and incorporate a high guard defense to help with the brain scrambling.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

It's really a bone density/muscular structure type thing. It's no surprise when you see the best chins in boxing usually belong to a man with a nice, thick skull. The head or neck and or jaw are thick, or proportioned or unusual in some way.

The only things the glass jawed can do are neck strengthening and incorporate a high guard defense to help with the brain scrambling.

JCC comes to mind...dude has a thick noggin

[PRboxingfan]

Having a good "chin" doesn't mean you have to have a strong chin. I don't believe it has anything to do with the physical structure of your chin itself.

KO's don't come from the chin, they come from the fighter losing his equilibrium or orientation (which comes from the inner ear). Your hydration has a huge effect on this, which is why fighters who move up in weight "improve" their chins. If I were to recommend something that would work, I'd say eat citrus fruits 10-20 minutes before a fight (probably the last thing you do before exiting the dressing room) and drink some ginger ale, both of which are known to help motion sickness (the same effect as when hit while boxing).

I guess you could also give a boxer some Dramamine and see if it helps.

[extracurRICular]

That is a great question....I truly believe you can't train or teach to have better chin...you either have one your you don't...now that doesn't mean that if you have a weak chin you can't be a good fighter...it just means you can't be a brawler leave all out in the middle of the ring type boxer...it means your style would have to be to box and move and circle, etc...we've seen plenty of those types of fighters do well...Khan, Hectror Macho Camacho, Prince Hammed, Floyd Mayweather, even Pernel Whittaker...it just means you better be fast and a good boxer...otherwise the second you get caught your gonna go down like a sack of potatoes...this by the way is the difference between a "good" fighter and a great one...

[Haglerwins]

@PRboxingfan

You're forgetting an important thing in all of this. Shock. That's where muscular structure and bone density often come into play. They absorb the shock first that can cause loss of equilibrium and disorientation. They are the first line of defense. What do fighters like Margarito, Baldomir, Andrade, Hagler, Chuvalo all have in common?

It's mostly genetic, but you can get a little of that yourself with neck training and practicing high guard defense.

Oh yeah, and jaw strengthening exercises don't hurt either.

[-CANE-]

Having a good "chin" doesn't mean you have to have a strong chin. I don't believe it has anything to do with the physical structure of your chin itself.

KO's don't come from the chin, they come from the fighter losing his equilibrium or orientation (which comes from the inner ear). Your hydration has a huge effect on this, which is why fighters who move up in weight "improve" their chins. If I were to recommend something that would work, I'd say eat citrus fruits 10-20 minutes before a fight (probably the last thing you do before exiting the dressing room) and drink some ginger ale, both of which are known to help motion sickness (the same effect as when hit while boxing).

I guess you could also give a boxer some Dramamine and see if it helps.

Interesting theory the citrus fruits thing.

[squealpiggy]

You can improve punch resistance with lots of neck and shoulder exercise, and also by simply getting used to taking punches. The better you see punches the less they affect you.