Fighters who were KO'd in their careers, but had very good chins?

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  1. Kittikasem

    Kittikasem Guest

    All this talk of "Glass Jaws" on here has made me think - what fighters were properly KO'd or badly TKO'd, but had what you would call a solid or very good chin - ie, not "Glass" at all?

    Here are some of my own nominees:


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    (KO'd by Hearns at 154 - the only proper stoppage-due-to-punches loss of Duran's career between 1968 and 1998!)

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    (KO'd by Benvenuti at 154 - Rodriguez had only been stopped once before in 103 fights)


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    Kittikasem, Apr 16, 2011
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  2. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Thing is with Duran though he was rarely hit clean and hard because of his subtle head movement on the front foot.
     
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  3. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    plenty of fighters, being KO'd once or twice doesnt mean anything about a fighters chin being glass

    I think just about every great fighter has been KO'd at one point or another
     
    KO KIDD, Apr 16, 2011
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  4. DLSC

    DLSC Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Erik Morales!:smoke
     
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  5. Kittikasem

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    He got hit hard and clean by a 170lbs+ Iran Barkley, and he didn't go anywhere.
     
    Kittikasem, Apr 16, 2011
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  6. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    paul williams
    george foreman
    ray leonard
    frazier
    morales
    pacquiao (bodyshots but still)
     
    cesare-borgia, Apr 16, 2011
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  7. Kittikasem

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    Morales got legitimately stopped in the 2nd Pac fight, but he didn't get properly KO'd.
     
    Kittikasem, Apr 16, 2011
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  8. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed. A lot of great fighters at the end of their career or fighting above their natural weight have been stopped.
     
    Peppermint, Apr 16, 2011
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  9. pahapoisu

    pahapoisu Superman! Full Member

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    Williams has a great chin but god KO´d
     
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  10. DLSC

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    If memory serves me right, Morales got properly KO'd in the 3rd fight w/ Pac.
     
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  11. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I mean did Louis, Tyson, Lewis, Holmes did they all have bad chins

    did Arguello have a bad chin?
    did Gene Fullmer have a bad chin?
     
    KO KIDD, Apr 16, 2011
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  12. sir axeman

    sir axeman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson!!! His chin was great IMO...yeah he got stopped but only after he'd had the crap kicked out of him for a good number of rounds up to that. His chin was solid. Vitali's chin looks good...never been KO'd or KD yet! Seen him hold on a few times though..but hey he's human after all and all fighters do that when they take a big shot...clinch!

    Any fighter can be KO'd. Espesh if they take a bomb they never saw coming. Many a time a fighter can and does take bigger shots and several of them than ones that previously KO'd them in an earlier fight.
     
    sir axeman, Apr 16, 2011
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  13. Kittikasem

    Kittikasem Guest

    Memory serves you very wrong then.
     
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  14. Kittikasem

    Kittikasem Guest

    Gene Fullmer is a great shout for this thread.
     
    Kittikasem, Apr 16, 2011
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  15. Kittikasem

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    I don't think Tyson had a great chin.
     
    Kittikasem, Apr 16, 2011
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