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( August 2014 ) In combat sports such as boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, a fighter 's chin is a figurative term that refers to an ability to tolerate physical trauma to the chin or jaw without being knocked unconscious. The fictional Rocky Balboa character of the Rocky franchise epitomizes the concept of a boxer with a granite chin. Contents 1 Overview 2 Notable chins 2.1 Boxing 2.2 Kickboxing 2.3 Mixed martial arts 3 References Overview A fighter with a `` good chin '' refers to a fighter with the ability to absorb blows to the chin or jaw without being struck unconscious, which can also be called a `` granite chin '', an `` iron chin '' or similar. Generally, the jaw portion of the skull, and specifically the point of the chin, is the area most vulnerable to a knock - out blow and therefore having an exceptional tolerance to punishment in this area is a great advantage to a fighter. A `` bad chin '', `` suspect chin '', or `` glass jaw '' refers to fighters with limited ability to absorb punishment to the chin or jaw. Many clubfighters and journeymen may have glass chins, although it may depend on weight class or sometimes legs. Some boxing experts, such as Teddy Atlas, believe it to be a mindframe. Additionally, some fighters have been known to have better chins as a result of moving up to a higher weight class. One example of this is Miguel Cotto, who was seen as having a relatively weak chin at light welterweight but was harder to hurt once he moved up to welterweight. Notable Chins Boxing The following boxers have been known to possess a strong chin : Arthur Abraham Muhammad Ali Canelo Álvarez Carmen Basilio George Chuvalo Randall `` Tex '' Cobb Chris Eubank Tommy Farr George Foreman Gene Fullmer Kid Gavilan Gennady Golovkin Harry Greb Marvin Hagler Evander Holyfield Bernard Hopkins Glen Johnson Vitali Klitschko Jake LaMotta Rocky Marciano Oliver McCall Wayne McCullough Ray Mercer Carlos Monzón Ruslan Provodnikov Sugar Ray Robinson Barney Ross Salvador Sanchez James Toney David Tua Kickboxing The following kickboxers have been known to possess a strong chin : Remy Bonjasky Francois Botha Bovy Sor Udomson Choi Hong - man Lloyd van Dams Francisco Filho Daniel Ghiţă Mark Hunt Alexey Ignashov Ray Sefo Semmy Schilt Mixed martial arts The following list of mixed martial artists are known to have a strong chin : Yoshihiro Akiyama Stephan Bonnar Shane Carwin Daniel Cormier Carlos Condit Patrick Côté Nick Diaz Nate Diaz Junior Dos Santos Brian Ebersole Frankie Edgar Fedor Emelianenko ( earlier in his career ) Don Frye Kazuyuki Fujita Leonard Garcia Clay Guida Dan Henderson Heath Herring Mark Hunt Quinton Jackson John Lineker Chris Lytle Roy Nelson Ian McCall BJ Penn Kazushi Sakuraba Diego Sanchez References Jump up ^ Emen, Jake ( 2009 - 08 - 28 ). `` Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto Preview & Predictions ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Ranking the 10 Best Chins in Boxing Today ''. www.bleacherreport.com. 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Question: what does it mean to have a strong chin
Answer: a fighter with the ability to absorb blows to the chin or jaw without being struck unconscious