Fighters whose chin improved since changing weight class?

[Unfinished Sentenc]

I know many fighters get improved chin when moving up but can u recall anyone whose chin got better since moving down?

 

[Zingerburger]

can u recall anyone whose chin got better since moving down?

What a stupid question

 

[reddhelium]

maybe dj? granted, he started at 135 because the ufc didnt have a 125 pound division at the time, but he didnt start his unparalleled steak of greatness until he dropped a weight class.

never been ko'd, so not sure if his chin improved.

 

[Pascal Bergeron]

whittaker got koed by punches from thompson to eat bombs from romero

 

[Emjay]

That's not how physics works

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

chin improved moving down a weight class?... idk man fuck.

 

[Tyr XIII]

whittaker got koed by punches from thompson to eat bombs from romero

I still dont quite understand how hes alive. im positive the man is a lich or something

 

[revoltub]

When you cut weight you usually lose some punch taking ability. I guess because there's less oxygen?

 

[F1980]

Didn’t hunt have a period in LHW?

 

[Franklin U.]

whittaker got koed by punches from thompson to eat bombs from romero

Robert also a work horse and has evolved a great deal (obviously).. " could be coincident"...

 

[Franklin U.]

Didn’t hunt have a period in LHW?

Yup..... when he was 9 years old !

 

[Kingz]

Didn’t hunt have a period in LHW?

No, he just had a period of getting beat up by Middleweights

 

[ZuffaExecutive]

When you cut weight you usually lose some punch taking ability. I guess because there's less oxygen?

Its because you dehydrate yourself,you lose the cushion around your brain,takes several days for you to re hydrate properly

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Its because you dehydrate yourself,you lose the cushion around your brain,takes several days for you to re hydrate properly

I would hope it's obvious why someone's chin doesn't simply get better.

But maaaybe he could mean relative to the divisions punching power? At least that's a workable discussion.

 

[Zabit 145 Goat]

What? <{CMPALM}>

 

[Deleted member 510671]

Fighter's chins change because they may change their relative muscle strength of their necks, traps, temporalis etc that are all involved in absorbing punches before they rattle the brain.

 

[MyFist]

whittaker got koed by punches from thompson to eat bombs from romero

True, the more weight you gain, the more better chin you have.

 

[Zach The Maniac]

Pre 2010 bj penn? He fought at heavier weight early in the beginning of his career.

 

[jojoRed]

whittaker got koed by punches from thompson to eat bombs from romero

Im sure Thompsons precision and timing were more a factor than just the weight cut. Yoel may hit harder but he sure as hell doesnt have the angles and timing of WB.

 

[Hypetrainofthemonth]

Yoel - didn't he get KO'D at LHW(like debut or close to?) And then never been KO'd at MW.

That's my only guess