Who has the worse chin between these Heavyweights

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  1. Farooq

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    Tommy Morrison
    Wladmir Klistchko
    Ken Norton
    Michael Moorer
    Lennox Lewis

    List from worst to best please.
     
  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Moorer
    Morrison
    Norton
    Klitchko
    Lewis
    Lennox was only knocked out by two powerful punches, I feel his chin was far stronger than any of tese other guys, he took loads of big shots off Mercer.
     
  3. VVMM

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    WORST TO BEST: Norton,Klitschko,Moorer, Morrison,Lewis.
    I hope you'll enjoy this.
     
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  4. Farooq

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    I kind of agree but I would switch Norton and Klitschko. Norton was stopped by huge punchers in George Foreman, Shavers, and Gerry Cooney. In the Shavers fight Ken Norton was getting up their in age and against Cooney he was totally shot. Wlad on the other got knocked out 3 times in his career by lesser punchers than Cooney, Foreman, and Shavers and knocked down various other times by lesser punchers.
     
  5. The Undefeated Lachbuster

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    Norton
    Morrison
    Moorer
    Klitschko
    Lewis

    All have terrible chins though.

    You can say that about Norton and Moorer too
     
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  6. Clean & Crisp

    Clean & Crisp RockIsTheThing-LifeHasNoMeaning&MoneyIsKing Full Member

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    Moorer
    Norton
    Morrison
    Lewis
    Wlad - Rather than shaky whiskers I reckon Wladimir's problems arose from poor conditioning/pacing and a lack of composure when clipped or punched out.
     
  7. Farooq

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    Lol I guess Wlad was tired in the first round when Corrie Sanders knocked him out right? The point is he was knocked out and was knocked down. If you want to use your logic then no fighter has a poor chin. But clearly you are a Wlad Klistchko fan so you will make every excuse in the book for him.
     
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    Top 4 are not Lewis. Lewis is #5 on that list.
     
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  9. Xplosive

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    Easily Moorer. But Moorer can use the excuse that he's the only guy on that list who wasnt a natural heavyweight.

    Lewis doesn't belong here. I was never a Lewis fan, but his chin was better than the rest of these guys.
     
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  10. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Terrible list.

    Norton had a MUCH MUCH better chin than Morrison. Ya think fragile ass Tommy is going 15 with Holmes?

    And Lewis had a farrrr better chin than the glass Wlad had.
     
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  11. Farooq

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    Larry Holmes took 12 rounds to knockout Mike Weaver. You know the Weaver who got knocked out 12 times in his career. Larry Holmes couldn't knock out Lucien Rodriguez a 6'1 190 pound fighter who was knocked out 4 times before he faced Holmes. Larry Holmes was not a big one punch KO artist. He was a guy who had to break you down to stop you. Hell who says Larry Holmes would even beat Tommy Morrison? Tommy Morrison was a much better fighter than Shavers and probably a bigger puncher. Pretty much every fighter who fought Morrison and Tyson have stated Morrison punched harder. A end shape Morrison would give Larry Holmes hell and he caught Holmes would the same punch Shavers did it would be over.

    In any case Morrison and Norton's chin were comparable or Tommy's was slightly better. Wladmir Klistchko and Moorer probably had the worst chin of the guys named.
     
  12. Xplosive

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    I stopped reading once you suggested that Morrison could beat Holmes. Christ Almighty I've heard it all now.

    Cooney kills Morrison.
     
  13. Farooq

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    Lol maybe you should learn how to read child. I said Morrison in his prime could put up a good fight against Holmes, I didn't say he would win. I typed if Morrison landed flush on Holmes he is done. Mike Weaver a glass chin fighter put up a good fight. Glass chin Ernie Shavers put up a good fight. Light punching Renaldo Snipes almost knocked Holmes out. But yeah Morrison couldn't put up a good fight. Cooney kills Morrison because of what? Because Cooney beat a washed up broken down Ken Norton and Ron Lyle? You don't know what the heck you are talking about. Another casual boxing fan who should pick another sport to follow.
     
  14. Clean & Crisp

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    Morrison suffered more from gassing than being chinny to my eyes, similar to Wlad. No I don't see Tommy going 15 rounds with Holmes but nobody calls how a fight will play out based solely on percieved chin strength.

    You could be right about Norton having a stronger chin than Tommy, I haven't actually watched many of Norton's entire fights. Likewise with Lewis over Wlad only I don't see a gulf it's close either way.

    I think the whole glass chin thing is blown out of proportion in most cases including the five in this thread.
     
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  15. Farooq

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    Wlad got knocked out in the second round by Corrie Sanders. Wlad was knocked out in the 5th or 6th round by Lamon Brewster. Wlad was knocked down 3 times by Sam Peter, Wlad was knocked down by Darrayll Williamson by one punch. Wlad was knocked down by Steve Pannell. Wlad couldn't take a punch and ran whenever he got hit. Tommy Morrison on the other hand would stand and trade, which means he got hit more than Wlad.