You're right in a way, but there are levels in all things. There is a slightly shaky chin and then a terrible chin. Audley was rocked by Mark Krence from memory and even looked troubled by a less than flush shot from Ellis. He was then absolutely starched by one punch from Sprott who has never been a banger. Wlads chin is shaky but it's hugely exaggerated how bad it is. He got up twice from big punches from Sanders who hits VERY hard at the top level. He was dropped by Peters and Williamson but got up.Wales wrote:I'd disagee on the line "His chin is poor, but that would simply have meant he could never reach the top of the pro game" - Look at Wladamir, his chin is awful yet he fights to his strengths.
Levels are everything. Miranda can bang, and was starching low level Colombians left, right and centre, but when he moved into the higher tier his power was good rather than lethal. He couldn't put Pavlik in any real trouble, and his shots did not trouble Abraham. Wlad has been KOd by a world level puncher and Harrison by a British title level fighter who has decent power but not even stand out for British title level.
Audley had the skills to go quite far, he might well have been able to outbox a Valuev or Ruiz for a World Title even. But when I say fail at the top level, I simply mean that weakness is so big that I don't see him cutting it in world title fights without being KOd. Unless he became a defensive genius it is too big a flaw to offset with his strengths.
