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do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 08:33
by jamamb
just seems like compared to other body types they are most likely to be chinny. weaker legs?less support from the neck?
any iron chinned stringbeans?
shabransky getting splatted tonight made me think of it
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 09:02
by lillywhite14
Nope. No such thing as an ideal body shape for taking punches. Far too many stocky, short necked fighters with chins made of glass over the years along with with scrawny body types with solid chins to shoot down any claim to body shape/chin level imo.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 10:01
by powderPuff
Eric Morales solid chin
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 10:08
by Oiky
Simply put, whatever your body shape is I think you can either hold a shot or you can't
Certain physical things obviously can stand you in better stead, but I think it's simply a case of you got it in you to take it or you haven't
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 10:35
by littlepug
Marco Villasana
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 10:38
by Sklar
Carlos Monzon had one of the greatest chins in boxing history.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 10:39
by Ezzard
Physics says that should be the case. I guess there's a correlation somewhere but there are many other factors involved. Sandy Saddler had an iron chin. Just one example.
You can't make any assumptions based on body shape.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 11:14
by lillywhite14
To me saying a skinny fighter has a glass chin makes as much sense as saying a bloke with big muscles punches hard
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 11:50
by Boxerbeetle
As others have said, there seems to be no correlation between body shape and punch resistance.
I think it’s mainly that tall skinny fighters just aesthetically tend to look a bit more vulnerable than squat muscular fighters, and ko’s against tall fighters tend to look a bit more spectacular, so the idea that they are more likely to be ‘chinny’ is perhaps an unconscious assumption rather than anything based in fact.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 11:52
by handsofstone
Arguello??
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 12:29
by tiny_acres
Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑26 Nov 2017, 11:50
As others have said, there seems to be no correlation between body shape and punch resistance.
I think it’s mainly that tall skinny fighters just aesthetically tend to look a bit more vulnerable than squat muscular fighters, and ko’s against tall fighters tend to look a bit more spectacular, so the idea that they are more likely to be ‘chinny’ is perhaps an unconscious assumption rather than anything based in fact.
Very good point.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 14:32
by Taansend
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 14:42
by Controversial
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 04:01
by jamamb
all
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 04:37
by rm1
There is no link between being tall and skinny and having a weak chin. There may be a link between being weight drained and reduced punch resistance as some tall fighters are if trying to fight at lower weight than their frame might suggest.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 04:46
by Oiky
Yea being weight drained won't do your shot resistance any good
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 06:15
by The Insider
Kamegai???
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 06:36
by lurkyshaka
There have been examples of tall skinny fighters who have had excellent punch resistance.
But generally speaking....a slender frame isn't usually the most robust, so the theory holds a little water but its not a banker.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 19:44
by jamamb
btw ismayl sillakh (another lankster)....what type of glass has this dude got. brutally kod again
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 22:57
by Taansend
Is Fury considered tall & skinny
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 28 Nov 2017, 02:04
by jamamb
i watched his amateur debut, where he actually looked a better boxer than he did in many of his pro fights.back then he was deffo tall and skinny but now not so much
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 28 Nov 2017, 07:36
by Tomasino
rm1 wrote: ↑27 Nov 2017, 04:37
There is no link between being tall and skinny and having a weak chin. There may be a link between being weight drained and reduced punch resistance as some tall fighters are if trying to fight at lower weight than their frame might suggest.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 28 Nov 2017, 15:32
by fanman
Sugar Ray Robinson
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 01 Dec 2017, 20:15
by johnnygreaves
I think for what it's worth. Body shape/size has nothing too do with punch resistance Being relaxed is key.
Re: do tall skinny fighters not take punches as well
Posted: 01 Dec 2017, 20:24
by Stuarty
johnnygreaves wrote: ↑01 Dec 2017, 20:15
I think for what it's worth. Body shape/size has nothing too do with punch resistance Being relaxed is key.
Weren't you fairly tall and skinny for the weight(s) you were fighting around? You could obviously take a dig etc... The point about being relaxed is a good answer
You can obviously deal with something a lot better if you're calm and expecting it.