Good Chin: Something Physical or Mental?

[joseph5620]

Sure Tito has been down several times but very very rarely actually hurt. Trinidad's balance was never very good and I believe that is what caused him to be dropped so regularly. Even in his stoppage loss to Hopkins it was more just an accumulation of punches that got to him. Tito has a very very good chin IMO.

Good point.

[Floydmayweather]

A good chin is both mental and physical. Some people faces are natural build to absorb a punch, James Toney for example. Its also mental thinking no matter what hits me I can handle it and not freakin out.

[sparked_85]

Looking at Sam Peter, the man has literally no neck.

That's all physical and the man has a pretty questionable heart.

[βetamax]

I'd say it's more physical. Put it this way, no amount of mental toughness can stop your brain from rapidly moving around inside your skull from a hard blow which is what causes a temporary loss of consciousness. It's usually the snapping of the neck which causes KO and you help prevent this with neckwork.

[sparked_85]

I'd say it's more physical. Put it this way, no amount of mental toughness can stop your brain from rapidly moving around inside your skull from a hard blow which is what causes a loss of consciousness. It's usually the snapping of the neck which causes KO and you help prevent this with neckwork.

Have you seen the size of Amir Khan's neck.

Some fighters are just unlucky.