toughening your chin

[peewee1460]

i found an instructional video on how to develop a better chin

[Eric_Jiles]

Failed....

[j]

really, "chin" is mostly a mental concept. i have very little faith in the idea or concept that weak or strong "chin" exists as boxing spectators make it out to be.

i see either weak or strong mental attitude and fitness. and, also, u can be hit in the right places and be KO'd with very little relative power.

but, to strengthen the neck mucsles and/or jaw muscles is good for guys going into pro boxing i would say. or even for guys who want a lengthy am career.

me, i only know a few ams and toughmen fighters aside from the world class fighters that are not boxers. but they all feel the same way i do on this subject.

also, a good defence will help a lot. i do a good deal of boxing sparring, so i know what a good stiff shot to the jaw feels like. or that punch to the nose that makes u need a sec to get back to reality and clear your eyes.

most of it is mental. when u like, or get used to being hit, then u will find that concept of "chin" to be more present.

[Rockin']

your stamina and endurance are aswell a component in the chin factor...............Rockin'

[peewee1460]

whoa mate, you took this thread way too seriously. go back and watch the video. but you are right about the chin being more of a mental concept than anything else.

[Rockin']

whoa mate, you took this thread way too seriously. go back and watch the video. but you are right about the chin being more of a mental concept than anything else.

At the beginning of fighters careers their chins may be a "mental" thing as you say. But once youve been around fighting for awhile its very little a mental thing. They get popped and find themselves on their asses, thats completely physical. Whether or not they get up once they realize what happened is the only thing menta....................Rockin'l.

[FeFist]

whoa mate, you took this thread way too seriously. go back and watch the video. but you are right about the chin being more of a mental concept than anything else.

I believe it is mainly physical actually. Not many people who train their ass off want to get hurt or stay down from a punch.

[!! Shawn]

From my observations, ability to take a punch is largely related to head size. Look at all the fighters that can take a good punch.

Oscar De La Hoya
Antonio Margarito
Liberado Andrade

What do they all have in common? Freakishly large heads.

Lets look at fighters with less than stellar chins.

Terry Norris
Felix Trinidad
Roy Jones Jr.

What do they all have in common? Average to below average head size.

It makes sense from a physics perspective. If you double the mass of an object, it requires that you quadruple the amount of force applied to produce the same accelerations within that object.

[RightCross94]

From my observations, ability to take a punch is largely related to head size. Look at all the fighters that can take a good punch.

Oscar De La Hoya
Antonio Margarito
Liberado Andrade

What do they all have in common? Freakishly large heads.

Lets look at fighters with less than stellar chins.

Terry Norris
Felix Trinidad
Roy Jones Jr.

What do they all have in common? Average to below average head size.

It makes sense from a physics perspective. If you double the mass of an object, it requires that you quadruple the amount of force applied to produce the same accelerations within that object.

Hmm, kinda sounds silly but when you think about it...Hagler and Toney, two more iron chinned fighters, also had big heads

Im gonna look more into it, good observation anyway

[Davros?]

The best way is to grow a beard it will help cushion the blows.