Everyone speaks of the term 'Glass Jaw', but what does it mean? When a fighter has taken many punches to the chin he develops what people call a 'Glass Jaw'. I know it's an expression, but does it really mean anything? Anyone can be hit right on the sweet spot and it's lights out regardless of how tough the fighters chin is. GSP was punched several times in the Jaw by Matt Serra, before he was knocked out and was considered to have a Glass Jaw. Chuck Liddell has been said to have developed a 'Glass Jaw', but if watch all of his fights every knockout was right on the sweet spot of the jaw. You, Me, or the next person could not take a solid punch flush to the jaw and not get knocked out. Chris Leben, has also been known to have 'granite jaw', but when Anderson Silva connected right on the chin he TKO'd him.
I propose that it is not 'Glass Jaw', it is physics. When you get punched directly on the chin it sends a message to your brain that tells you go to 'sleep'. People may argue this point with me, but I am just stating my opinion. Everyone will say something different, even doctors. To me though, if you get hit right where it counts than it is game over. I know this is just an expression, as I said before but I think a lot of people use it too often, when it doesn't need to be used. Why not say, “this guys a warrior . He has taken so many shots in his career, too bad he can't do it anymore”. Everywhere I go I hear someone say “ oh he sucks now, he has a glass jaw”. The human head can only take so much damage without giving up, again, physics. I love to see a KO as much as anyone, it is probably one of the top ten reasons I watch MMA. Nothing like a solid KO to get a testosterone filled bar going. The problem is someone has to mention that the guy who just got KO'd has a glass jaw. I am going to finish this article off by saying that I believe in the art of the KO; The art of the Sweet Chin Music.
Adam Buck Clark @ Lets Bang Em MMA
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