Was Povetkin’s uppercut really powerful or was it Whyte’s chin?

[BangEM]

The way people are claiming the POV’s uppercut would KO a horse or anyone is hilarious. I saw Povetkin hit AJ with the same uppercut and he followed it with a right hook and Josh didn’t go down. I believe the knockdown against Hunter that wasn’t counted (Povetkin had 2 knockdowns that weren’t counted in that fight) was an uppercut. And I’ve seen POV hit a lot of boxers with that uppercut and not all of them got dropped.

Whyte’s chin just doesn’t hold well against uppercuts but it holds well against other punches. He can beat the likes of Wilder, Ortiz, Dubois and possibly Fury. But he needs to stay away with boxers that have good uppercuts. All the names I mentioned have terrible uppercuts.

[famicommander]

Joshua knocked him out with an uppercut.
Parker rocked him badly with an uppercut and then knocked him down on the follow up.
Rivas knocked him down with an uppercut.
Povetkin knocked him out with an uppercut.

Whether it's his chin or that he simply can't see the uppercut coming, Whyte is super vulnerable to that punch.

[_Maxi]

I think that taking less or no peds also affecte his chin.

[BKM-]

Look at the shock wave in the back his neck in one of the replays. It was a hell of a shot.

Also, it's possible to be weak chinned at get ko'd by a very powerful punch.

[Jab Jab Hook]

He didn't see it coming. If you don't see the shot coming and it lands flush it's night night.

[Citizen Koba]

Not sure Takam or Perez had notoriously bad chins and Sasha flattened 'em both - so he does have genuine power....Pricey too, of course, but a stiff breeze could probably drop David so he's not really a great barometer.

Dude has power but probably no more than many dudes at HW, it's more about what he does with it. It's that ability to find a way through with something his opponents ain't expecting that makes him dangerous. That's what boxing's all about though.

I'm always brought to mind of Mayoga vs Tito when Ricardo sticks his chin out and beckons Tito in... takes 2, 3 shots flush to the chin and shakes 'em off, cos you see anyone's punch coming and usually you can take it. The skill in boxing is landing those shots where the other guy doesn't see 'em.

'Course there's variation in punch power and mandibular fortitude, but folk make too much of it.... guys get KOd when they don't see the **** coming and guys score KOs when they're good at landing the shots the other guy doesn't see.

[BangEM]

Joshua knocked him out with an uppercut.
Parker rocked him badly with an uppercut and then knocked him down on the follow up.
Rivas knocked him down with an uppercut.
Povetkin knocked him out with an uppercut.

Whether it's his chin or that he simply can't see the uppercut coming, Whyte is super vulnerable to that punch.

I forgot about Parker.

He needs to stay away from uppercuts, lol.

[anonymous2.0]

It's heavyweights you got guys at their physical peaks and Povetkins hooks are his money shots

[Thuglife Nelo]

Fans should know that a rising uppercut has way more power than an uppercut where you’re squared up. momentum and weight folks...

[Bunch Pag]

Culmination of everything...

It was a sweet hit in a sweet spot, add that to the unexpected factor and you all saw the end result...