the Greatest Chin of all time.

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  1. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hagler, Cobb, LaMotta, Chuvalo, Chavez, Duran, Ali, all worthy names to throw in for consideration.
     
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    I'm a big Camacho advocate on this site but you've got a tough sell on your hands if you're saying he's got the best chin ever. He certainly had a top 5 atg chin at 135 and 140 (he was so good at 130, it was never tested) but I think part of his "granite chin" reputation comes from his feet and the inability of his opponents to hit him flush(with the notable exceptions of Rosario, Chavez and Trinidad).
     
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    Oliver McCall..
     
  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Marcos Villasana and Marion Wilson.

    Ya'll mustah forgot.
     
  6. grazz

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    Hagler for mine
     
  7. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I spoke to Laporte the other week and mentioned his great chin. He agreed.
     
  8. Mike T

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    Marion Wilson. In the last 10-15yrs at least.
     
  9. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wayne McCullough.

    Thread closed.
     
  10. v2k987

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    Chuvalo
    Jake La Motta
     
  11. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    H2H : McCall , Chuvalo , Tua , Toney
    P4P : Toney , maybe McCall also , Hagler , Jorge Castro , Reggie Johnson ,
    Hector Camacho , Ray Leonard , Duran , Carmen Basilio , Ray Leonard , Sam Langford
     
  12. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not that proven as he never faced Tua , McCall or a Klitschko.
    He was down again Toney , Cooper and Bowe and stopped by Toney and Bowe. I heard he was down against Ruiz also . Maybe I forgot others.
    I have also seen him hurt on more occasions than these.

    Still I would say his chin is above the average in both strength and the amount of testing it went through , but not one of the top 5 in neither P4P nor H2H.
     
  13. Manassa

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    I've seen fights stopped for less than the beating Muhammad Ali was taking from Frazier. He ain't got the best chin ever and neither is it anywhere close - do you really think Ali could take the same kind of punishment that LaMotta took off Robinson? Or even Napoles from Monzon?
     
  14. bodhi

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    So, you think a fighter who was never KOed in 299 fights despite fighting from mw to hw should not be mentioned when it comes to great chins? You are a f*cking ******, Pachilles.
     
  15. horst

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    Wayne McCullough. No debate.