Sorry but Khan's chin isn't as bad as you're all making out

[Chrismart]

Its not as bad as its made out at times, we've seen him take some good shots well. Its not too good though, hopefully Hunter helps him defense wise and he wont have to take as many big shots.

[Doctor_Tenma]

First time I've seen that 4th round against Garcia in ages and I have to say, Khan fought like an idiot. If he jabbed and moved instead of trying to trade punches while he was still on wobbly legs he could have recovered by the 5th and maybe made a fight out of it.

Hopefully Hunter can drill a defensive mindset into Khan because he could make these fights much easier on himself. I think he may be too much of a warrior though to make the changes he needs. I hope I'm wrong.

It's like, he took all those bombs in the 4th, GOD I lost count. More than 15 overhand rights, I don't care what type of chin you have, very few world class fighters can withstand that kind of punishment, very few. Somehow that's suppose to be a testament to how frail his chin is? No.

[MurkaMan]

I watched Peterson-Khan yesterday and Maidana-Khan today.

Sorry guys but all the crap on every Khan thread about him having a glass jaw is outright garbage.

Peterson wound up on a lot of those shots. His whole body weight and jumping into them. A glass jaw wouldn't withstand a couple of those let alone all of them.

Maidana literally smashed into Khan's jaw in his best round. Khan wobbled but so would many other guys at 140 and even 147. And he withstood the harder shots Maidana immediately followed up with.

I watched the Garcia-Khan fight just now. Khan had just thrown an uppercut. That's not a good neck position to have to then withstand a perfectly timed and balanced hook which Garcia threw.

It hit Khan in an awkward spot too. It snapped his neck as much as his head and also partially hit the back of his head.

A Maidana or Rios chin would have still been standing but they're iron jawed. That doesn't mean Khan is glass jawed. It was Khan's position, the surprise, the area of impact and perfect timing by Garcia.

Take one of those elements out and Khan might be stunned, but he isn't crawling around and doing a Bambi dance.

The mental damage that KO did will take time to repair. He needs to get confidence in his chin back before getting in the ring with a puncher. But he can get in the ring with a puncher again and win. Because he's not glass jawed.

Madaina has never been a huge punncher. He was a bum who never trains. He only wrecked Ortiz, because Ortiz walks around at 170, and was fighting at 140. He came in at 64' against Floyd. Peterson has no power, and Danny does.

[IronDanHamza]

Khan certainly and clearly has a weak chin, no doubt.

[THE REED]

Who's all making out?

[Derranged]

Any way you slice it, his chin is not good and it will always be an issue in his career.

[Clark81]

There's no doubt his chin has improved at 140.

I mean, you don't go from being knocked down by Limond to surviving a 10th mauling from a guy like Maidana, even if his power is maybe slightly overated

[SugarAnt05]

Its not so much Khans chin, it his over all defense. The shots from Prescott and Garcia probably would have knocked down any world class fighter, but his defense after he throws his shots is what puts him in those types of situation. Khan doesnt have the greatest chin, but the shots he take are huge and he shouldnt be taking shots like that given his amateur background. Ive never liked Khan much, but most of his fights are pretty exciting.

[TBear]

People used to say this about Roger Mayweather too.

[-Kev-]

Tell that to Willie Limmond, Rachid Drizlane, Michael Gomez, Breidis Prescott and Danny Garcia, who combined knocked him down a total of 8 times.