What Makes a Great Chin

**TheMyspaceDayz** · 01-29-2020, 03:53 AM

I mentioned that in a thread earlier and the guy didn’t know what I was talking about. It’s something that I believe I heard from some old timer and it just stuck with me because it’s true. Did not make it up or break some new ground here.

**kevin-novice** · 01-29-2020, 05:11 AM

Gotta love Amir's chin. ��

**Mindgames** · 01-29-2020, 06:31 AM

Originally posted by Legends456

I really enjoyed the recent thread started by The*******Dayz (about chins) and all of the well-thought out answers.

I started thinking about what makes a great chin that can withstand ferocious punishment. I was thinking how a lot of these guys had really ugly mugs and square shaped heads that looked like leathery wooden blocks on top of wide, sturdy necks.

I work at a facility for the criminally insane, and I know a guard who looks this way (giant square head, etc ... similar to McCall) and he took several brutal haymakers to the head of his head from a violent patient and didn’t go to the floor. Wrapped him up so he couldn’t throw anymore. Didn’t even have a mild concussion.

On the flip side. Amir Khan and other glass jaws often have that long, narrow “prettyboy” face. Less neck mass. Not as leathery and ugly. Look more like they could model for a JC Penney suit catalog.

Which gets me to believe that you can tell a lot about a fighter’s chin from the way his head, neck, and face looks.

Agree or disagree?

Ive always thought it came down to bone density, since we say chin but it includes durability all over the head. Muscle and bone grow together, so these guys will have thick muscular Jaws. Look at Julio Cesar Chavez, and Oliver Mccall, these guys had huge strips of muscle at the sides of their jaws, just have a look at the pics.Also, Jake Lamotta said these muscles prevent the legs going when the nerves are disrupted from a shot to the jaw. And he knew something about taking punishment.

**PRINCEKOOL** · 01-29-2020, 06:41 AM

Core strength also seems to help, David Haye in his last fight against Toney Bellew? Just did not seem as strong in his core, his foundation was not absorbing/distributing the shock waves etc

I don't think it is entirely just about the chin, as people have already mentioned 'There are many factors which influence a fighters ability to take/survive a punch'.

**GGG Gloveking** · 01-29-2020, 07:06 AM

Yeah, it's something about it. Big block-head mofos can typically take a good shot

**boliodogs** · 01-29-2020, 10:21 AM

You should remember than Khan is a high level pro boxer who has been a world champion. His chin is only weak compared to other high level boxers. He no doubt has a great chin compared to the average man and a good chin compared to lower level boxers. If he didn't he would never have become a world champion. Pro boxers are tough and champion level pro boxers are tougher. They do everything far better than the average man including taking hard punches. If they were not a hell of a lot better nobody would pay to watch them fight. If a man had a weak chin he would find out very quickly that boxing was not his sport just in sparring. He would never make it to the pros or even the amateurs.You can't tell how good of punch a guy can take just by looking. A guy could have the same type head and neck as Khan and take a punch much better or worse. You can only go by results when they get hit hard.

**Fat_asian** · 01-29-2020, 07:10 PM

I once heard a good chin was in the making if you practiced walking around with your chin tucked but your eyes up, build routine. The few times I've sparred other guys with different skill sets, I try to probe my jab as close to my face and short with my side of the head protected. It's not a chin hitting c ontest! Also flashback to Lewis Tyson is on, some of those shots Lennox hit him with, Tyson's head bounced off his left or right shoulder. He conceded to say he can take a hell of a shot, one of those thick necked big headed mfs.

**Larry the boss** · 01-29-2020, 07:15 PM

1-Determination

2-Physical fitness

3-Bone structure

4-strong legs,neck,core and back

5-Awareness

**TheMyspaceDayz** · 01-29-2020, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by Fat_asian

I once heard a good chin was in the making if you practiced walking around with your chin tucked but your eyes up, build routine. The few times I've sparred other guys with different skill sets, I try to probe my jab as close to my face and short with my side of the head protected. It's not a chin hitting c ontest! Also flashback to Lewis Tyson is on, some of those shots Lennox hit him with, Tyson's head bounced off his left or right shoulder. He conceded to say he can take a hell of a shot, one of those thick necked big headed mfs.

The idea behind walking around all day with your chin down is if you do it enough you will do it naturally in a fight. Fighters who have a bad habit of keeping their chin too high practise this. Not veterans. Has nothing by to do with strengthening your neck.

What Makes a Great Chin