Boxing Granite Chin >>> MMA "granite chin"

[TheMaster]

So the question is this...how many 'Granite chinned' MMA fighters would get KTFO in 1 or 2 rounds in there with a boxing power puncher?

The argument was Francis has never been KO'd...fighting with 4 ounce gloves, taking kicks and knees and elbows.
Yet he got slept quickly and was out for some time.




Clearly boxers generally hit a lot harder and with more accuracy, but their chins are also way tougher.

I wonder how many other supposed solid chins in MMA like Roy Nelson, Fujita, Mark Hunt, would get put to sleep relatively easily in boxing?

I have a new respect for a boxing Granite Chin.

 

[AmonTobin]

Sherdog stacked with doozy threads this weekend. Gonna need that Tylenol.

 

[xhaydenx]

And boxers would get slept easy in MMA because the smaller gloves find their way through guards easier + they have to worry about kicks high and low, clinch entries and attacks, and takedowns, as well as punches.

And Frank never got KOd because most of the time he just hit the other guy first and harder.

 

[Fact Checker]

Also Boxing punching power >>>>>>>>>>>> cringe hype MMA Ford Escort power

 

[Khalex Chimaira]

99% of MMA fighters would get slept in boxing by power punchers. It's just a different sport. I never expected Francis to be one of them though.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

Roy Nelson was put to sleep in mma by another guy on your list... Mark Hunt.

 

[sonhow]

Tbf there probably aint too many men in boxing who can take AJs best punches either.
You could say Andy Ruiz but at least in the rematch AJ fought such a passive fight that even the saudi sheiks fell asleep.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Boxers are superior athletes confirmed

 

[sonhow]

Roy Nelson was put to sleep in mma by another guy on your list... Mark Hunt.

And Mark Hunt been koed multiple times. Its just a different dynamic in that weight. Fujita got koed by uberknee too and looked dead.

Also Roy got koed by Arlovski as well

 

[KoreanZawmbie]

folded him badly.

 

[World eater]

How many boxers with granite chin would have been murdered by a Crocop’s LHK?

 

[Vergilius]

It's not really a question of "chin" as I see it. AJ put his lead foot behind Francis' lead foot and put his whole body into that shot. Ngannou just stood there (probably still dazed) without reacting - no blocking, no rolling with the punch. There is no chin on god's earth could stand up to a 250 lbs former world champ power puncher hitting clean through it like that.

It's a question of skill and experience far more than "chin".

 

[dogsdonutsdragons]

is same as hw mma. they all hit hard and can take massive shots.
i personally think they set francis up so they could make the joshua tyson fight

 

[UFCFantasyMVP]

Boxing has had hundreds of years to find better talent over time. Only the strong survive. MMA has had 30. Which is similar to the reason the best WMMA fighter is Nunes, who's lost a few times, even in her prime... while Khabib retired on top and Jones has arguably never lost. WMMA is in its early days. While MMA is still a young sport, as a whole.

If you're a savage that has survived over time, it's probably 'cause you don't get slept much. Boxing has had much more time to find those guys.

It's hilarious how many of you, just for the sake of hating on one guy or arguing with Dana White, said Ngannou would beat Jones. Ya'll just got shown tf up!

 

[Thesnake101]

It's retarded to argue that boxer's chins are just tougher when the reality is that their skills are what make the difference. Their defense is more refined than what you'd get with an MMA guy or a Kickboxer (see Ray Sefo boxing) both because they hyperfocus on one aspect of fighting, and because the wealth of experience they have in the sport dwarfs what a crossover guy would have.

Their durability won't be any different than what someone in any other combat sport discipline's would, that's not how genetics work, but they will be better at anticipating different angles and rolling with punches than a BJJ/MMA/KB/MT guy because that's their bread and butter.

 

[Boomb]

It's a different sport it's like comparing rally drivers to formula 1 drivers, since they both drive cars.

 

[HHJ]

I have a new respect for a boxing Granite Chin.

oh its so cute,they grow up so fast. One minute their on one trend,and they hop to another one

 

[Ramon Antonio]

Its not the chin. They just know how to roll with the punches better. Aj also put all his body into that punch, even Fury would get koed if AJ lands that on him.

But you can get further in MMA with a weaker chin than you can in boxing. You can wrestle or be good at BJJ. In boxing it’s going to be very tough if you have a weaker chin. There’s nowhere to ‘hide’.

 

[koipin]

Rally car v F1 car.
Who wins depends on where the race takes place.

 

[TheMaster]

It's retarded to argue that boxer's chins are just tougher when the reality is that their skills are what make the difference. Their defense is more refined than what you'd get with an MMA guy or a Kickboxer (see Ray Sefo boxing) both because they hyperfocus on one aspect of fighting, and because the wealth of experience they have in the sport dwarfs what a crossover guy would have.

Their durability won't be any different than what someone in any other combat sport discipline's would, that's not how genetics work, but they will be better at anticipating different angles and rolling with punches than a BJJ/MMA/KB/MT guy because that's their bread and butter.

Thats part of it but its not just the skills. Its also the years getting used to taking punches exclusively so developing a tougher neck and jaw that can take that kind of impact.

You could tell Francis had never been hit like that before in his life.