Can a fighter do anything to improve their chin?

[Queen_Leia]

train the neck with weights - the neck acts as the shock absorber which is why fighters like tua and tyson with thick necks are able to take shots.

conditioning the legs, some chinny fighters get hit and their legs go from underneath the, having extra mass here would give you a stronger base.

theres also a special type of chin press up which tim bradley and margarito sometimes do. Lie on the floor with chin on the floor and a towel tucked underneath then lifts his body weight up placing the weight on the chin.

of course these are all physical improvements and their imporvements are likely to be marginal, in some cases the problems can be sorted out through technique. i.e learn better defense, how to slip and roll with punches etc.

Well it doesn't seem to work to well since both Bradley and Margacheato have both been dropped this year.

[mickey malone]

Neck & leg excercises do help.. Especially the neck.. I Know many fighters who reduced their KO defecit like this.. A good example was Nigel Benn, who after, getting stopped with a relatively light punch from Michael Watson, went on to take eveything Gerald McClellan could throw at him..

[DC Fight Fan]

I beg to differ with all of you. If you dont box and compete then dont post

Yes you can.

the ability to take a punch can be affected greatly by a completely condition and strong body. If you prepare your body to go through hell and back you most definitely will.

Its all about how hard you train. Granted some people can take shots better than others but at peak performance its a lot harder to be put down.

Oh okay Mr. Boxer...we won't post anymore because you are the reputable boxer that post on a forum and we are not. PLEASE!!!

You either have a chin or you don't. All the conditioning in the world assist you in doing the proper things you need to do in order to protect your chin. It doesn't improve the ability to sustain a blow itself. you don't think Tommy Hearns trained his body to go through hell? Of course he did but his chin was still weak. There are plenty more examples. A current one is Andre Berto. His intense training and relatively light competition has hidden for the most part his suspect chin. That works for Berto at the B level but when he fights elite competition, i.e SSM, Cotto, Williams, etc.... his chin will be exposed.

[brently1979]

Just practice eating right hands without any defense. I suggest no more than 50 a day. Keep this up for about 3 months and then you will notice the difference. As you progress and get into peak condition you should ramp it up to taking 100 clean shots a day. I strongly advise against uppercuts. But if you can't help yourself I suggest leaving the uppercuts till last and no more than 10.


It would be great hear how you guys go at this technique, so even after a week just let us know how your going and if your starting to notice the difference at all.

[Guest]

I beg to differ with all of you. If you dont box and compete then dont post

Yes you can.

the ability to take a punch can be affected greatly by a completely condition and strong body. If you prepare your body to go through hell and back you most definitely will.

Its all about how hard you train. Granted some people can take shots better than others but at peak performance its a lot harder to be put down.

Not a bad post, and do not forget the mental aspect. A lot to do with this if you don't get blasted out with one shot, your mental fortitude helps with shots that rock you but don't have you going to god.
Some guys give up after being rocked hard, some fight on.
But one punch on the money punches from huge rocket launching punchers can be different when you don't see them coming.

I think some of this, not all, but definitely a portion is mental as well.

[brently1979]

I also forgot to mention it's better to take the shots without looking at the punches.

[#1Assassin]

Oh okay Mr. Boxer...we won't post anymore because you are the reputable boxer that post on a forum and we are not. PLEASE!!!

You either have a chin or you don't. All the conditioning in the world assist you in doing the proper things you need to do in order to protect your chin. It doesn't improve the ability to sustain a blow itself. you don't think Tommy Hearns trained his body to go through hell? Of course he did but his chin was still weak. There are plenty more examples. A current one is Andre Berto. His intense training and relatively light competition has hidden for the most part his suspect chin. That works for Berto at the B level but when he fights elite competition, i.e SSM, Cotto, Williams, etc.... his chin will be exposed.

wow, its rare to see a poster do so many wrongs in just one post.

first of hes right, u are all entitled to your opinion, but him acctually fighting means his opinion means more on a subject like this.

written in bold is completely false. conditioning helps ALOT when it comes to your chin. i know from experience. what shape u are in can make the diffrence from being shook by every clean punch, to average abilty to take a punch, to being able to take punches like an animal.

whenever ive been on a layoff im the first alternative, getting shook by more or less every punch. i can be sparring guys whos punches i taken easily with 12 oz gloves in the past, only to when out of shape get stunned, hurt or even dropped with 14oz. guys who never hurt me before. and when im in great shape, im yet to be even stunned. which includes fighting with 10oz or sparring much bigger guys with 12oz.

conditioning plays a HUGE roll in the ability to take a punch.

also. tommy hearns didnt have a weak chin. teh guy started at 147, was stopped due to fatigue. never stopped at 154. his only losses where chin played a role was at 160. a former WW fighting two HUGE MWs and big punchers. barkley is most likely the biggest man to ever make 160, hes a Lt.HW who made 160. hagler was a much bigger man than tommy aswell. getting KOd by huge punchers who are bigger than yourself doesnt mean u have a weak chin, its whats supposed to happen. hearns didnt have a weak chin at all.

neck exercises also helps u a absorb punches alot. which is the subject of all this. can u make your chin better? yes, u certainly can.

[TRANSWARP]

amir chan has a preety big neck from doing neck workouts, some help they were...

[hookoutofhell]

wow, its rare to see a poster do so many wrongs in just one post.

first of hes right, u are all entitled to your opinion, but him acctually fighting means his opinion means more on a subject like this.

written in bold is completely false. conditioning helps ALOT when it comes to your chin. i know from experience. what shape u are in can make the diffrence from being shook by every clean punch, to average abilty to take a punch, to being able to take punches like an animal.

whenever ive been on a layoff im the first alternative, getting shook by more or less every punch. i can be sparring guys whos punches i taken easily with 12 oz gloves in the past, only to when out of shape get stunned, hurt or even dropped with 14oz. guys who never hurt me before. and when im in great shape, im yet to be even stunned. which includes fighting with 10oz or sparring much bigger guys with 12oz.

conditioning plays a HUGE roll in the ability to take a punch.

also. tommy hearns didnt have a weak chin. teh guy started at 147, was stopped due to fatigue. never stopped at 154. his only losses where chin played a role was at 160. a former WW fighting two HUGE MWs and big punchers. barkley is most likely the biggest man to ever make 160, hes a Lt.HW who made 160. hagler was a much bigger man than tommy aswell. getting KOd by huge punchers who are bigger than yourself doesnt mean u have a weak chin, its whats supposed to happen. hearns didnt have a weak chin at all.

neck exercises also helps u a absorb punches alot. which is the subject of all this. can u make your chin better? yes, u certainly can.

completly agree with the bold bit, but you have to acknowledge their are some anomalies like say toney or holyfield who aren't always well conditioned but have good chins. on the flipside some very well conditioned fighters have poor chins.

but i think conditioning does have a huge role in your ability to take a punch late in the fight

[DC Fight Fan]

wow, its rare to see a poster do so many wrongs in just one post.

first of hes right, u are all entitled to your opinion, but him acctually fighting means his opinion means more on a subject like this.

written in bold is completely false. conditioning helps ALOT when it comes to your chin. i know from experience. what shape u are in can make the diffrence from being shook by every clean punch, to average abilty to take a punch, to being able to take punches like an animal.

whenever ive been on a layoff im the first alternative, getting shook by more or less every punch. i can be sparring guys whos punches i taken easily with 12 oz gloves in the past, only to when out of shape get stunned, hurt or even dropped with 14oz. guys who never hurt me before. and when im in great shape, im yet to be even stunned. which includes fighting with 10oz or sparring much bigger guys with 12oz.

conditioning plays a HUGE roll in the ability to take a punch.

also. tommy hearns didnt have a weak chin. teh guy started at 147, was stopped due to fatigue. never stopped at 154. his only losses where chin played a role was at 160. a former WW fighting two HUGE MWs and big punchers. barkley is most likely the biggest man to ever make 160, hes a Lt.HW who made 160. hagler was a much bigger man than tommy aswell. getting KOd by huge punchers who are bigger than yourself doesnt mean u have a weak chin, its whats supposed to happen. hearns didnt have a weak chin at all.

neck exercises also helps u a absorb punches alot. which is the subject of all this. can u make your chin better? yes, u certainly can.

You are getting other physical attributes confused with the original question.

"Can A Fighter Do Anything To Improve Their Chin?"

The answer is no. Plain and simple. You can do many things to hide an inferior chin, i.e. good conditioning, good defense, etc... But you can not physically improve the chin.

You have a severe reading comprehension problem.