Thomas Hearns and Terry Norris with an iron chin

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Both guys were a nightmare to deal with but their weakness was their chin. Who do you think would have been the more formidable, threatening fighter had both Hearns and Norris have an iron chin?
     
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  2. Flea Man

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    Hearns by a country mile and I wouldn't say his chin is as bad as Norris' either. Totally different levels of ability IMO.
     
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  3. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Leonard? Hmmm, not so sure it was the chin that gave out but more a stamina issue. Probably both.
     
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    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    If Norris knocked down Hearns he would just punch him whilst on the canvas and lose via DQ.
     
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    Laurent Boudouaouiaouanouni>Terry Norris
     
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  6. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Hearns would have been as unbeatable as any fighter could be in this case, he wouldn`t have lost to Leonard, Hagler or especially Barkely... he`d comfortably box the **** out of every single one of them & anyone from 160 downwards.

    Hearns is one of the best distance boxers in history, partly due to his physique, partly due to his boxing skills.
     
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Give Hearns an Iron chin and he'd have never lost to ANYONE from 147-160
     
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    hearns with a iron chin, would have won a decision over leonard first time, finished the round to stop hagler on cuts, and would of ko'd barkley.

    hearns with a iron chin would be p4p the greatest boxer ever
     
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  9. Legend X

    Legend X Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I agree, Hearns with an iron chin would have been virtually invincible.

    In real life he had a pretty weak chin though, and it was still a great fighter.
     
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  10. knockout artist

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    Hearns with an iron chin could possibly be the greatest ever
     
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  11. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    He'd have gone to war more.

    Hearns that is.
     
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  12. Sister Sledge

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    Hearns with an iron chin would be the GOAT. He couldn't be outboxed and had top-shelf power. Add a great chin and he would be unbeatable.
     
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    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A left handed Ollie McCall with Corrie Sanders handspeed and a David Tua left huk ternd 2 rait wud hev bin de GOAT , plus his rait hend wud hev hed 2b ternd in2 a left
     
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  14. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gotta agree that there is a different level between Hearns and Norris, plus an iron chin isn't going to fix the screws loose in Norris' head that made him get DQ'd multiple times.
     
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  15. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Iron chin Zapata and iron chin Kalule would be better than Norris
     
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