Big chin, easier to KO?

[ImNotASlut]

Serious question. If so, why? If not, why not?

[Phoenix98]

Not necessarily no I have a fairly big chin from what you can see in my picture and I've never been KO'd and I am a martial artist who spars regularly and used to do tournament and championship level fighting.

Part of it is how strong your neck muscles are as you don't want your head to jerk back when your hit as that will leave you stunned and easily hit by a follow up, and position is key as well whether you have it tucked in or out in the open. And of course how powerful of an opponent you are fighting to and the strength of their punches and the angel from were it hits.

So there are other things at play other then the size of the jaw but it's always been my understanding that bigger/stronger chins and jaws generally take the blow better, but like I said there are other factors at play besides that.

[0112358]

Solid jaw tends to maybe take the blow better, but internal geometry matters, it can be hard to identify a solid chin by looks.

Neck muscles make a difference too.

[ImNotASlut]

It's not neccessarily strong (to my knowledge, it's someone else haha) just really thin and pointy

[MissMc3]

No, bigger typically means stronger.

[SteamBuns]

lol this is sooo wrong... which is easier to break? a) 6 inch wooden pencil b)1 inch wooden pencil

[MissMc3]

@SteamBuns I'm a national boxing champion buddy, so pretty sure I'd know better than you. A smaller jaw is typically weaker, you'd have to be fucking illiterate not to know that.

[SteamBuns]

lmfao Congrats on your boxing career... But what does illiteracy have to do with this? lol

[MissMc3]

@SteamBuns The illiteracy is you believe that a person with a bigger jaw is more likely to get knocked out... have you been paying attention?

[SteamBuns]

You do know that being illiterate means I don't know how to read write? right?

[MissMc3]

@SteamBuns https://www.dictionary.com/browse/illiterate

"having or demonstrating very little or no education."

"showing lack of culture, especially in language and literature."

"displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field"

[SteamBuns]

Ohh I'm sorry, i guess this proves my illiteracy, I'll accept defeat, have a nice day

[SaltyPotato]

Depends, I think wide chins are solid and long chins are like glass.

[BoobMan]

My understanding is that the opposite is true. Big jaw, harder to KO.

[ImNotASlut]

Ah, understandable. Thanks

[BoobMan]

Yeah. I think Evander Holyfield was supposed to be very tough to knock out and he has a giant jaw.

[ImNotASlut]

That explains everything now aha. What if it's just thin and really long and pointy?

[BoobMan]

Sounds like a glass jaw to me! Should be easy to knock out!

[Electronica]

It's not really the size of the chin, yes a big chin makes it an easier target, but it's the contact on the chin that matters. I've been knocked out and had my bell rung a few times.

[ATPPC]

When fighting just tuck it in.