How can I know if I have a good chin? (or a fighter)

[TonyAlvein]

There's any way of measuring it or is it conjecture?

I mean, this is a serious discussion.

I guess it's common sense that anyone could fall to a well given shot. But how many punches can I take? Or how can I measure a chin of a fighter? Jose Aldo was really known for having a granite chin. Did Conor landed the perfect shot or Aldo's chin is starting to decline? The same question applies for Silva.

I'd like to hear what you guys know about this concept.

 

[ortizgnp]

Trial and error bro.

 

[Damon3388]

You get your hands tied behind your back, stick your chin out nice and far, and get Mike Trout to take his best swing at you with his bat. Repeat until KO'd.

 

[chitoortiz]

You get your hands tied behind your back, stick your chin out nice and far, and get Mike Trout to take his best swing at you with his bat. Repeat until KO'd.

This.

If you end up not being KO'd....you can consider your chin to be made of granite.

 

[Sonny Qc]

the only way to know is gettin' hit hard in the face.

 

[TonyAlvein]

You get your hands tied behind your back, stick your chin out nice and far, and get Mike Trout to take his best swing at you with his bat. Repeat until KO'd.

This.

If you end up not being KO'd....you can consider your chin to be made of granite.

I know you're kidding, but this raises another good question:

If usage declines the chin, after some wars the chin won't be the same anymore. But the fighter would still be recognized as a "granite chin", even if his chin is so wrecked up that the next pillow punch he will black out. It leaves us with a Schrodinger cat, apparently.

 

[LoneStalker]

When I was training box seriously (amassed an impressive record of 3 amateur wins...LOL ), I was KOed once during sparring with a punch on the forehead (similar to the punch that KTFOed Erick Silva in his last fight). At the time I used to thing that I had a good chin and this dude blasted my ass with a punch on my fucking forehead. I didn´t lose consciousness but my body just stopped functioning, or my brain stopped giving orders.
I would say that Aldo was victim of a punch that carried both a lot of power and also a perfect technique. Sergio Martínez was never a heavy hitter but he used his amazing technique to dismantle Paul Williams with ONE punch. Oscar de la Hoya was also a wonderful puncher, technique-wise.
I would say that when the punch carries a lot of force and is based on good technique, no chin can survive, you will be out.

 

[gaspam]

stupidest thread ever, if you've ever sparred a day in your life you would already know the answer

 

[airic_15]

Where's that @Emjay guy

 

[Matthew Fedler]

One tip might be to strengthen your neck. Stronger neck muscles means your head will likely move less when you get hit with a big shot, and your brain would theoretically move around less in your head. And of course good cardio for recovery time. But a well-timed shot can put anyone down at any time.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

When I was training box seriously (amassed an impressive record of 3 amateur wins...LOL ), I was KOed once during sparring with a punch on the forehead (similar to the punch that KTFOed Erick Silva in his last fight). At the time I used to thing that I had a good chin and this dude blasted my ass with a punch on my fucking forehead. I didn´t lose consciousness but my body just stopped functioning, or my brain stopped giving orders.
I would say that Aldo was victim of a punch that carried both a lot of power and also a perfect technique. Sergio Martínez was never a heavy hitter but he used his amazing technique to dismantle Paul Williams with ONE punch. Oscar de la Hoya was also a wonderful puncher, technique-wise.
I would say that when the punch carries a lot of force and is based on good technique, no chin can survive, you will be out.

Didn't help that Aldo basically ran in chin first.

 

[CoolKnees]

Like Conor said, the chin doesn't recover. Once you get KO'd, you are more susceptible to it happening again. Brain cells do not recover, once they are gone they are gone. If you compare a boxer's brain damage from 10 years ago to now, it will be largely unchanged.

Silva had a granite chin but his age + years of eating shots results in cumulative damage. Now he's getting dropped left and right.

 

[Emjay]

 

[dickcheney]

You let dudes line up and take their full shot on the chin.

You'll find dudes to help you in big cities and truck stops...or, that's what I've heard I mean

 

[Kick Strickland]

If your chin protrudes at least half an inch beyond your bottom lip, it is considered good and means you cannot be ko'd

 

[UnTrust]

The only way to know is to have it tested!

 

[MechMA]

Dont punch yourself TS. Youre not in a fight situation and you'll think you have a garbage chin.
This thread pops up time to time here.


Basically you won't know till you get blasted... Tbh though I think a lot of it has to do with how you move with the punch. Nate rarely wasn't moving with the punch during the Conor fight... If he had just sat still and stuck his chin out Conor could have KOd him.

 

[PrevailKB]

Reflexes and how you react to punches play a big role too. I'm not talking about your chins literal ability to take a punch, but learning how to roll with a punch can give someone the illusion of having a great chin.

Anderson in his prime would get hit every once and awhile and ate them fine. When he fought Weidman the first time, the position he was in when that fairly weak punch landed meant he couldn't roll his head/neck. That was all it took.

Same for McGregor. Against Mendes he took some really heavy shots. When he fought Diaz, the 1-2 that hurt him was because after he slipped the jab he was about to come back with a counter uppercut, he didn't see the cross coming and had no time to cushion it.

 

[KingOfTheDojo]

let your "buddy" unload on you with his bare knuckles.



notice how the big guy is not once seriously hurt? that is the example of a great chin

 

[calisoul]

If your chin protrudes at least half an inch beyond your bottom lip, it is considered good and means you cannot be ko'd

I wasn't going to comment on this thread but I think there is something to this. I feel like it is a generalization but truth to it my experience. If you had a protruding chin you probably will fair better than someone a recessed chin. Dan Henderson and Ben Askren are good examples.