Is Amir Khan's chin really as bad as people say it is?

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  • Prince Mongo
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    #31
    Khan's chin is not that bad. All his KOs are from left hooks that he did not see coming but he does not go down from right hands.

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    • GoldenGloveLove
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      #32
      Let's be honest, with his defense nobody ever would have heard of him outside of Britain if his chin was so terrible. He doesn't go the distance with Maidana if it's so terrible. His powers of recuperation aren't very good and his defense is sometimes not even there. His chin isn't good by the standard of most stars but it's not bad for your average fighter. It couldn't be, all things considered.

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      • johncods
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        #33
        Yes it is. ANd he has very poor recovery power.

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        • miniq
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          #34
          His chin isn't that bad. It's below average at world level but that's it.

          If it was as bad as people made it out to be Maidana would have knocked him out. plain and simple.

          His problems comes with bad defence, bad mentality, lack of ring generalship, bad inside game and bad recovery power.

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          • Slip Stream
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            #35
            Originally posted by Tyler_Durden
            I've noticed that a lot of people refuse to acknowledge even his heart, but you're right you can't take that away from him, the man has plenty of it.
            His weak ass chin cancels out any intangibles you would ordinarily applaud other fighters for when they're in a pinch. Khan looks like he's going to collapse simply from innocent gazes at times. I could care a less about his imaginary "heart" when its his head I'm concerned with, more specifically his glass jaw.

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            • Tyler_Durden
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              #36
              Originally posted by Slip Stream
              His weak ass chin cancels out any intangibles you would ordinarily applaud other fighters for when they're in a pinch. Khan looks like he's going to collapse simply from innocent gazes at times. I could care a less about his imaginary "heart" when its his head I'm concerned with, more specifically his glass jaw.
              Interesting...I wonder how he was able to win 28 fights including against Marcos Maidana if all it takes are innocent gazes for him to be knocked out. Hmm and I wonder how he was able to go on for so long without ducking anyone and taking dangerous fights he didn't need to take with an imaginary heart.

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              • Slip Stream
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                #37
                Originally posted by Tyler_Durden
                Interesting...I wonder how he was able to win 28 fights including against Marcos Maidana if all it takes are innocent gazes for him to be knocked out. Hmm and I wonder how he was able to go on for so long without ducking anyone and taking dangerous fights he didn't need to take with an imaginary heart.
                In which of these fights has Khan ever looked spectacular? He's been dropped numerous times and stopped twice, is that supposed to inspire me he has some sort of legitimate shot at beating Floyd? He's lost 2 of his last 4 fights, and all he's doing is talking **** from the sidelines in the hopes Mayweather will notice him flapping his gums. If he wants to impress fans maybe he should take on Alexander, or is it that Khan knows his chin is liable to give way to anyone if they touch him right?

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                • dan_cov
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                  #38
                  Will this question ever stopped getting asked? Oh he went 12 with Maidana and Enzo Maccarinelli went 12 with Braithwate, so what?

                  Another ref and he most likely would of been stopped against an extremely limited Maidana who was exhausted.

                  Drizdane dropped him (A guy with something like a 3% KO ratio)
                  Willie Limmond dropped him and was robbed of a stoppage win.
                  Career super featherweight Michael Gomez decked him.
                  Prescott buckled him with a jab & folded him inside 30 seconds.
                  Garcia had him on the deck multiple times and stopped him in 4.
                  Feather fisted Peterson hurt him several times and had him running for Dear life.
                  Maidana nearly killed him with the first shot he landed.
                  Julio Diaz dropped him hard & rocked him to his boots everytime he landed a shot.

                  Does a guy who hits the deck or does a funny dance every single time he takes a shot have a bad chin? Yes, yes he does.

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                  • Sugar Adam Ali
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                    #39
                    Early in his career, his chin wasnt bad, it was his technique and his habit of lunging in with his chin up in the air that got him in trouble,, If he kept his chin tucked like he did in the maidana and peterson fights he does ok....

                    But since the garcia beatdown, i feel khan is a shot fighter, much like vargas after tito, berto after ortiz, dawson after ward.. Khan wont beat anyone with a solid punch on the world title level,,,
                    Exciting fighter but his chin is damaged goods, and he is a shot fighter since the garcia fight IMO

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                    • radioraheem
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                      #40
                      Without Alex Ariza's shakes -- yes his chin is as bad as people say it is.

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