Is rockhold chin questionable?

[migeru29]

I just watched his fights against Jacare for the first time and he was hurt multiple times and/or in wobbly legs via not very significant punches. Watch it or at least watch the highlights below and let me know.
I can see Yoel winning by TKO or KO

 

[KarateYeah]

Change “?” with “!”

 

[ChuteBox101]

Beyond questionable.

 

[KarateYeah]

He did get hit, but Vitor fucked up his chin

 

[Schoolboy Q]

100% of his losses are by KO/TKO....

 

[sirmorbach]

It is a bit questionable indeed, but I feel like people exaggerate it.

 

[Franc Mittelo]

Beyond questionable.

The guy was KO'd by Michael Bisping, a fighter even other fighters believed couldn't punch through a fighter's wet paper bag.

Then he gets rocked by David Branch, and if David Branch was a better fighter (like Robert Whitaker), he would have finished Rockhold, in that context.

If Romero connects, Rockhold will sleep.

 

[chitoortiz]

 

[Mebetter]

Yoel’s chin is questionable too he’s been rocked by Kennedy and ko’d before.

 

[Clear Winner]

One more solid nap time and it probably will be.

 

[christer]

It's not terrible though. I mean, Bisping knocked him out on one hand.. but he got hit quite a lot by David Branch and didn't wobble.
David Branch is not a KO puncher, but somebody with a truly bad chin would have at least gotten visibly hurt I think.

If Romero hits him though, it could end very quickly. Worst thing is, Yoel might suddenly leap into the air and knee him in the face or something.

 

[Swoliosis]

It is a bit questionable indeed, but I feel like people exaggerate it.

These threads pop up all the time. Someone loses by KO/TKO and all of a sudden have always had awful chins. The guy got clipped perfectly with his chin straight out. That’d probably knock anyone out.

A real example of a horrible chin would be Jonathan Goulet.

 

[blaseblah]

It's his piss poor defense more than anything else. He has almost no head movement and fights with his chin in the air.

 

[KingBeef]

Is water wet?

 

[Swoliosis]

It's his piss poor defense more than anything else. He has almost no head movement and fights with his chin in the air.

He should contact Edmund quick for dat dere hed mooovement

 

[Clear Winner]

Yoel’s chin is questionable too he’s been rocked by Kennedy and ko’d before.

TKO'd and never went out despite taking some vicious blows. Also, that was 7 years ago when his striking was very rudimentary. I think his chin is fine. That could, of course, change.

 

[ImNotSurpisedDonks!]

Does a bear shit in the woods?

 

[knock_you_out]

If pillow-fisted Bisping can knock Rockhold down, anyone can. How many fighters has Bisping knocked down? Not many.

 

[sss133]

Rockholds chin probably isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be but his reactions to getting rocked make it seem worse.

He doesn’t have that instinct to cover up when he’s hurt so opponent usually get a couple of free hits and can just throw bombs and connect without worrying about getting through his defense.

 

[Seaside]

He does not have an iron chin that is for sure.