Why is Floyd's chin so underrated?

[Travdog]

From time to time I read posts that say that Floyd will get sparked and KO'd etc. We have seen Floyd for more than a decade and he has only been really hurt once and has never tasted the canvas. So where do people get this nonsense from? People act like he doesn't fight toe to toe but forget that late in fights he fights in the pocket.

He can take a good shot, look at the 8th round against Corrales, look at that big left by Zab, he took left hooks from Oscar.

So enlighten me, where is the evidence that Floyd can really get iced easily?

[The_Demon]

because him gameplan relies on not getting hit

but i agree,he has shown a good chin when needed,only time i have seen him wobbled was when he fought chop chop,and that was a flush shot from a strong puncher

[fightingfigs]

From time to time I read posts that say that Floyd will get sparked and KO'd etc. We have seen Floyd for more than a decade and he has only been really hurt once and has never tasted the canvas. So where do people get this nonsense from? People act like he doesn't fight toe to toe but forget that late in fights he fights in the pocket.

He can take a good shot, look at the 8th round against Corrales, look at that big left by Zab, he took left hooks from Oscar.

So enlighten me, where is the evidence that Floyd can really get iced easily?

Cause his chin has never been tested. Well actually he was knocked down against Judah. That right there says enough. Pacquiao Cotto Margarito Shane hell even Clottey all hit much harder than Judah

[bojangles1987]

We can't properly rate Floyd's chin because he doesn't take flush shots very often. It's an almost irrelevant conversation with Floyd. Personally I feel Floyd has never had to face that much punishment, especially from guys with strength at welterweight, and if Mosley and Pacquiao were able to land consistently Floyd would face a good possibility of getting KOed.

Nothing easy about it at all though.

[MurderDeathKill]

It's not underrated. It's more of a question mark. Floyd took a few shots from Oscar, but nothing incredibly heavy. His chin is a mystery at WW since he's yet to get bombed by a nasty power punch.

[P.WILL]

I would naturally assume that a fighter with 40 professional fights and against some of the best in the world who hasn't been knocked out or seriously hurt has a good chin.

[baracuda]

i actually thnk its overrated......then again,floyd is overall overrated....

[Toney Loc]

I would naturally assume that a fighter with 40 professional fights and against some of the best in the world who hasn't been knocked out or seriously hurt has a good chin.

/thread.

The boat buyer is a tough man. Deal with it.

[Pocket Dogs!]

I wouldn't say that his chin is underrated but I'd say that Floyd's defense is so incredible it's hard to get a punch in. If you watch the last 10 seconds of the last round in his fight with Oscar, he gets hit flush with two punches and gets rocked for a millisecond. It's just so fast and then clinches onto Oscar immediately. Keep in mind though, that both Floyd and Oscar were just swinging away at the end.

[Travdog]

P Will, Well said and closed thread!