Which heavyweights had a better chin than Oliver McCall?

Oliver McCall and Vitali Klitschko are the only two ring magazine champions never to be floored as a pro. However, who did McCall really get hit with to prove his upper limits of durability in a fight?

Bruce Seldon had McCall in real trouble. I believe round 9, catch the video sometime.

I'm not saying McCall didn't have a good chin, I'm saying it's a little overrated if you saw the films, ask who really landed a bomb on him, and factor in what Seldon did.

Did McCall do enough for the boxing hall of fame? I'd say yes.

Wins over Lewis, Maskeav, An older Holmes, Akinwande, and Seldon.

 

Mavrovic took harder hits than Vitali from Lewis.

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Vitali klitchko
Foreman 90's version was a brick wall
Mercer was more proven
Holyfield was very hard to hurt at times
Holmes only got knocked out by Tyson even if he was hurt in other fights.
I would include Marisz Wach even though hes still active
Ali was battle tested.
Tony Tucker could take one
Mitch Green though he looks hocked up on something half the time.
Ross Purity was built like a tank and showed a good chin.

Being Tyson sparring partner and able to go full with him ,one would need a chin.I saw McCall stop on a Tyson body shot on you tube that's the only time I saw him hurt though someone mentioned another fight up top. Recupitive abilitites and chin durability of hard to rattle is a fine line.


Like many listings in boxing its really all subjective because not all punches land the same and at different points in a career.

 

Round 5, but I don't think McCall was in trouble at all.

 

Good find,i just watched this fight the first time a few weeks ago.Strange character ,I looked him up he quit after this for unknown health reasons.this fight showed maybe Wlad Klitchko had a shot then,also a tall european but he had power,this guy didn't.

 

How do you know which round McCall wasn't in trouble at all ?

 

McCall never had the championship.

 

McCall had a great chin.
So did plenty of others though.

 

He probably took harder hits than McCall did from Lewis too !

 

its virtually impossible to tell. But its also pretty hard to find a heavyweight who can rival never being stopped in some 75 fights or whatever it was.. I mean he was "technically" stopped by Lewis, but that wasn't a durability issue.

 

Mason had a great chin. Mercer was rock solid.

 

Marion Wilson had a great chin.

 

Good call.

 

Pinklon Thomas's chin impressed me a lot.
Possibly Tyson's greatest stoppage was when he knocked Thomas down, and it took loads of punches.
When Thomas was shot against Holyfield, Bowe and Morrison, he still soaked up loads of punches.