Kovalev's "Suspect Chin"

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  • IronDanHamza
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    Kovalev's "Suspect Chin"

    I've been watching Kovalev since the Campillo fight.

    I keep hearing that he has a suspect chin but I've yet to see any evidence of that.

    Is there any fights as a pro where he was visibly hurt? I know he was stopped in the AM's but as a pro are there any?

    That Camparello dropped him but it was a flash KD he wasn't hurt.

    Not saying he doesn't, but I can't see the evidence. What about fights pre Campillo?
  • John Locke
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    He was apparently down twice and badly hurt against Boone in their first fight, but there's no video of it.

    People always exaggerate the 'weak chin' stuff, he might not have a Margarito chin, but very few do. I think he's just got the average chin, not weak, not strong. Not everyone's chin is either glass or granite, there's an inbetween.

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    • bojangles1987
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      #3
      It's hearing about Boone and seeing Caparello. Which BTW had as much to do with Kovalev's foot being pinned beneath Caparello's as the punch.

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      • Pain~Lucy
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        #4
        caparello stepped on Kov's foot btw

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        • John Locke
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          #5
          I don't count the Caparello KD as a legit KD (not even a flash KD), the punch had literally zero impact, only reason Kov touched the canvas is because his foot was stepped on and he couldn't keep balance.

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          • Foreign Soil
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            #6
            People will see what they want to see. I've read some people say that Hopkins shook him hard. Other fighters get called granite chinned despite being dropped more.

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            • Suckmedry
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              #7
              Originally posted by John Locke
              Not everyone's chin is either glass or granite, there's an inbetween.
              How ludicrous of you. This is NSB.

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              • CANELOLUJAH
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                His chin is not the greatest, I swear I seen him do a faint 2 step right at the end of one of those pascal rounds.

                someone who can land a combo on his chin I think might be able to put him down. Pascal was only able to rally out single shots on him.

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                • SlySlickSmooth
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                  #9
                  Maybe he likes to punch but not get punched.

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                  • Tom Cruise
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                    I don't think it's granite, but defo not bad either.

                    Su****ions are mostly based on Boone and Amateur ko. Boone is a huge puncher though (see Ward Kd and Stevenson ko) and if I remember right the guy who ko'd him the ams was a pretty big puncher too.

                    These are lhw's at the end of the day, they are bug dudes and kds happen

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