Top 5 chins of all time

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  1. Vsec

    Vsec Active Member Full Member

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    i think Ali deserves to be there. he took the best shots from cooper, liston, frazier, foreman, lyle, shavers...and half of those fights were past his prime
     
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  2. turbotime

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    That's 'cause he would swell up so bad. He had ZERO chin issues, just damage issues. It'd be like Gatti, if Gatti never went down.

    The difference is, Gatti had been down like 8 times in his career, and hurt A LOT where Chuvalo would just take such a beating and not going down they would have to stop it. Like Lamotta against Robinson, and no one is doubting his chin.

    About Ali:

    Ali was visibly shaken multiple times against Frazier, and was put down by Cooper, Frazier, Wepner, Banks, compared to Chuvalo who never touched down against anyone.
     
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  3. Vsec

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    you make a good case. i just cant take ali off the list. taking the best from all of those guys and WINNING? i just cant do it :D
     
    Vsec, Jul 30, 2012
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  4. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Ali has a case for top 10 Iron chins but top 5 I just can't do it with the amount of iron chins flowing through all weights. He is bottom 10 at best...even look at this guy and all the punchers he fought, and he was not good, at all....

    http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=4537&cat=boxer

    Ali is James Toney level.
     
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  5. Snakefist

    Snakefist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Julian Jackson had the type of KO power that completely separated a persons consciousness from their body right when the punch hit them. They would be out cold standing and then fall down like a tree cut at its base. G-Man had great power, but pound for pound, he wasn't more powerful than Jackson, who KO'd/KD much better opposition.
     
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  6. awesome1612

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    Vitali
    Briggs
    Hoffman
    Mercer
    McCall
     
    awesome1612, Jul 30, 2012
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  7. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Billy Graham had over hundred fights at welterweight in the fifties and sometimes fought guys who were quite a bit bigger than he was. He was never dropped in any of those fights. He's on this list, no questions asked. :deal
     
    Drew101, Jul 31, 2012
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  8. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    Vitali doesn't make it in top 5 @ HW nevermind all time, hasn't taken enough big shots or shots at all really
     
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  9. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    McCall
    Tyson
    Chuvalo
    Foreman
    Hagler
     
    heerko koois, Jul 31, 2012
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  10. luke

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    tua (down once at the age of 40)
    mccall (close to 50 and still hasnt been down)
    ali (i think ali was more of a fast recoverer, he still had an amazing chin)
    foreman (no need to explain)
    chuvalo (no need to explain)
    fulmer (down and out once against robinson)
    holmes (down 5 times 3 to tyson 1 to shavers only stoped once)
    toney (down once to roy jones jr in more of a slip)
    ray robinson (stopped once)
    hagler (no need to explain)
    lamotta (no need to explain)
    mercer (early in his career he was a monster)
     
    luke, Jul 31, 2012
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  11. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    the same biggs that was koed by lewis? and knocked from pillar to post by 49y/o foreman
     
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  12. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    good shout,
     
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  13. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holmes also went down in the Snipes and Weaver fights i believe
     
    heerko koois, Jul 31, 2012
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  14. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he never had a kd to weaver snipes put him on his seat, thats the only questionable one, shavers and tyson apart he only went down once.
     
    luke, Jul 31, 2012
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  15. leo_messi

    leo_messi Guest

    Apart from Everyone mentioned, what about Steve Collins.

    Fought Benn, Kalambay, Eubank, McCAllum, Reggie Johnson
     
    leo_messi, Jul 31, 2012
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