Do Women Fighters Have Poor Chins?

[Pitier of Fools]

When Rousey KOed Davis, it certainly looked like Rousey was throwing weak arm punches without much behind them. However, when all was said and done, the fight wasn't stopped for Davis not defending, but because she was straight up out cold. I don't ever recall seeing anyone knocked out cold in that position.

The reason I ask the question is because I haven't seen many female fights. So for those of you who have, is Davis just an anomaly with a weak chin, or does this kind of thing happen often in the women's divisions?

 

[Babba]

women have weaker than men,




that being said, she had her in an arm and head, squeezed together and put all her power into the shots. its no wonder she was out cold.

 

[dmtpanic]

It was a lightning fast, perfectly timed and placed right cross to the temple that fucked Davis up. It wasn't her chin.

 

[Sawch]

women have weaker than men,




that being said, she had her in an arm and head, squeezed together and put all her power into the shots. its no wonder she was out cold.

How do you know women have weaker chins than men? Source?...

 

[Jarnee]

Same or higher probably, higher pain thresholds definitely. Rarely chicks ko'd mma or street fights i would say also.

 

[Babba]

How do you know women have weaker chins than men? Source?...

lol, i hope you are trying to make a joke

 

[Mr. Hammer]

Considering their bone density it makes sense that their chins would leave a little to be desired. Fortunately for them there are very few women with knockout power.

 

[Sawch]

lol, i hope you are trying to make a joke

No seriously man... or should I just take your word for it?... Maybe you wrote your thesis on it, who knows...

 

[chunglii]

I would say that women fighters aren't able to take strikes to the head as well as men. In the case of Davis, it might seem like she has a weak chin (or ability to take punches), but Rousey swarmed her: right cross, throw landing on her head, then a bunch of strikes to her trapped head.

 

[Mr. Hammer]

Same or higher probably, higher pain thresholds definitely. Rarely chicks ko'd mma or street fights i would say also.

Women have a higher pain threshold for sure but I would bank on my own chin holding up and keeping me conscious over a woman's.

 

[Genghis84]

When Rousey KOed Davis, it certainly looked like Rousey was throwing weak arm punches without much behind them. However, when all was said and done, the fight wasn't stopped for Davis not defending, but because she was straight up out cold. I don't ever recall seeing anyone knocked out cold in that position.

The reason I ask the question is because I haven't seen many female fights. So for those of you who have, is Davis just an anomaly with a weak chin, or does this kind of thing happen often in the women's divisions?

Didn't people used to say that WMMA is boring because they have no power and can't KO anybody? Now they supposedly have weak chins.

BTW, Davis hasn't been stopped by punches since 2007, and that was her pro debut against Sarah Kaufman.

 

[Mr. Hammer]

No seriously man... or should I just take your word for it?... Maybe you wrote your thesis on it, who knows...

You realize one of the biggest physiological differences between a man and a woman is the density of their bones? Bones including the skull.

 

[Tomaabro]

The weak punching power balances it out.

 

[Mr. Hammer]

Didn't people used to say that WMMA is boring because they have no power and can't KO anybody? Now they supposedly have weak chins.

BTW, Davis hasn't been stopped by punches since 2007, and that was her pro debut against Sarah Kaufman.

So it's the same people making both arguments then? How do you figure?

 

[Harlekin]

Woman in the UFC get knocked out by woman punches, thrown with bad technique, mostly slow and not much weight behind it at 135.

Yes they have a weaker chin. But the more important part is that most of them stick out their chin, don't evade the punches at all and run into them all the time.

 

[Sawch]

You realize one of the biggest physiological differences between a man and a woman is the density of their bones? Bones including the skull.

Yeah you're right. I'm just curious as to if there's ever been any kind of medical studies on it.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Yeah you're right. I'm just curious as to if there's ever been any kind of medical studies on it.

`Chin` in general is not completely understood, so it`d be difficult to study the differences between them. They could analyze KOs, but that would not be very conclusive, since there are tons of factors. How would they control for them? Different opponents, angle of punches/kicks/knees, age difference, damage accrued in the gym/fights, etc. etc.

Seems likely that if you hit a 150 pound man with the same angle/force blow as a 150 pound woman, that she would be more likely to go out than him. But maybe not. Maybe male fighters have better defense in general.

 

[TylerDrew]

It was a lightning fast, perfectly timed and placed right cross to the temple that fucked Davis up. It wasn't her chin.

I may be stating the obvious here but...That's a hook...she's got her with the outside of her glove so it is not perfectly placed...Was this a joke? I Sherdog and and R3 so I can never be sure anymore.

 

[Sawch]

Seems likely that if you hit a 150 pound man with the same angle/force blow as a 150 pound woman, that she would be more likely to go out than him. But maybe not. Maybe male fighters have better defense in general.

Yes I would agree, just curious if anything like that has ever been tested. And really there are some very masculine women with heavy bone structure, and some very frail men with weak bone structure. Generally speaking yeah I do think the 150lb woman would go out first though.

 

[steve9000**]

Men have thicker jaws and foreheads then women do. Also you have to take into consideration women don't hit as hard as men do so a woman can fight another woman with the same consequences as men fighting men. Also have to consider weight, typically men weigh more then women. Also the hips are different in men then women, which plays a big roll in punching.