How can you train a boxer in order to increase his chin?

[johnsantana]

Hello,

Can you train a boxer in order to increase his chin (the ability to absorb punishment while remaining able to continue boxing)?

And if the answer is yes, how can it be done?

Or is chin just a natural quality that can't be earned?

Thanks a lot.

[Larry the boss]

Tell him to tuck it and keep his hands and shoulders high, and have great movement while remaining calm

[HughJass]

Your born with a chin.Ain't no exercise or training gonna make it better either.

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Chin is just some ****** **** people who haven't been in a ring use to analyze every KO... You get knocked out and they analyze how much "chin" you have...

99% of the time unless the fighter is punchy from past damage, the actual reason they got knocked out is bad defense or body positioning. Khan is the classic example. He gets hit with bombs and people say it's his "glass chin"... No it's the fact that he gets hit with bombs.

I've heard of guys spinning in circles to get dizzy then replicate fighting like that for rapid recovery but I really doubt it does anything. But recovery definitely matters more than "chin".

[White_Knight]

Silicon-chin implants.

[paulf]

First, you need an elite-level neck...

[VG_Addict]

Chin is just some ****** **** people who haven't been in a ring use to analyze every KO... You get knocked out and they analyze how much "chin" you have...

99% of the time unless the fighter is punchy from past damage, the actual reason they got knocked out is bad defense or body positioning. Khan is the classic example. He gets hit with bombs and people say it's his "glass chin"... No it's the fact that he gets hit with bombs.

I've heard of guys spinning in circles to get dizzy then replicate fighting like that for rapid recovery but I really doubt it does anything. But recovery definitely matters more than "chin".

What about Kirkland? Sure he has bad defense, but the fact that he got stopped by a guy with only 7 KOs doesn't bode well for his chin.

[Scott9945]

You can be taught how to better protect your chin. But if you can't take a punch, there is no technique or PED that can help you.

[VG_Addict]

Would you say that having a good chin is one of the most important attributes for a boxer?

[SplitSecond]

lots of reasons

usually your chin is as strong as you are energegized/fueled, a drained fighter can't take as good punches nor a fighter that hasn't properly warmed up can't take as good punches

the better condition you are in the longer you'll last