I have a weak chin :(

[Manfredo Jr]

if you have good speed power and defence dont worry about getting tagged because you should be getting taged nah im joking it sounds to me you are off balance , do you every lift a foot of the ground when your throwing a punch??,i am quiet lucky because im only 16 and ive never sparred with anyone my age i always sparr with 21 year olds or older which gets you used to geting harder hits

[ophqui]

So u've been downed in fights? got back up? been stopped? k.o'd?

Basically all u can do is work on ur defense, some people say neck exercises can help, dunno how true that is. Maybe dynamic balance training would be a good idea if u think thats the problem. try checking out these for tips on balance : http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/balance-exercise.html http://www.afpafitness.com/articles/FunctBalance.html

[Cockyb]

my coach sed to me once, goin down from a punch doesnt mean u got a **** chin, its how u recover from a shot dat shows how tough ur chin is! cos every1 gets hit flush once in a while n u go down, but u can get up and stil be clear in da head! its tru aswel!
examples- larry holmes against shavers, ali against frazier, trinidad in almost any fight lol!

i bin down in a fight from a BIG hefty shot, no joke lol, but i got up b4 da ref even sed 1, and i never jumped up, just got up smoothly and i was al gud! won da fight aswel!

1thing u must NEVER do tho is JUMP up from a knockdown, if u want proof, find judahs chiken dance lol

safe

[Manfredo Jr]

my coach sed to me once, goin down from a punch doesnt mean u got a **** chin, its how u recover from a shot dat shows how tough ur chin is! cos every1 gets hit flush once in a while n u go down, but u can get up and stil be clear in da head! its tru aswel!
examples- larry holmes against shavers, ali against frazier, trinidad in almost any fight lol!

i bin down in a fight from a BIG hefty shot, no joke lol, but i got up b4 da ref even sed 1, and i never jumped up, just got up smoothly and i was al gud! won da fight aswel!

1thing u must NEVER do tho is JUMP up from a knockdown, if u want proof, find judahs chiken dance lol

safe

ill keep tht in mind for my first fight

[boxstarr]

ill keep tht in mind for my first fight

planiing to get knocked down? lol

triggerhappy...its psychological

if you expect a hard shot its always harder and you instinctively go down as protection

psych yourself up...get a bit arrogant

[hotbox23]

pug z stated the best fact,alot of boxers dont know how important balance is and if it is balance your chin is not suspect,ive been put down in sparring when i first started alot,worked on my balance havnt gone down since.....

[blockhead]

One thing that may help a little is strengthening the neck. A really good article about that is here:

http://www.rossboxing.com/thegym/thegym15.htm

this is good advice. i have a very strong neck and havent been knocked down since i was 16 i am 27 now and the closest i have come to going down in recent years was when i got hit in the chin with a hard uppercut from a bar stool. dude swung that ****er into my chin and i laughed at him. my chin did look like it had a golf ball on the end of it though.

[XionComrade]

I have great power, speed, and defence but when i do get taged i somtimes go down too easily. I always get up right away but i still feel ashame of my self.

Well just think, Lennox Lewis had a real weak chin and was one of the most exciting champs ever, made the Odds makers think twice every time and made people affraid to bet on him, you just never knew what would happen next in his fights.

Some of the funnest champs ever have power and bad chins, man they are fun to watch! Best fights ever! Gotta look at the possitive side, if you can KO your opponents they will want to get to that chin and KO you, making them wreckless and giving you a huge advantage!

[boxer2k5]

I have great power, speed, and defence but when i do get taged i somtimes go down too easily. I always get up right away but i still feel ashame of my self.

this is from the guy who thought he was ready for me

i will break you lil kid

[boxer2k5]

If you get up without much of a problem don't worry so much about it, everyone goes down...only advice i can give is to work on blocking and dodging...because if he just grazes you you'll stay up easier...oh and try some balance techniques

ive never been down