Does Juan LaPorte have the greatest chin ever?

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  1. Pat_Lowe

    Pat_Lowe Active Member Full Member

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    At Bringelly, at the moment I'm the only fighter to come through there but theres about 5 or 6 boys now who are working towards it. Hopefully I'll be on the card at Souths juniors in March.
     
  2. horsebox

    horsebox New Member Full Member

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    i think it was last year wayne mccullough was voted "best chin ever" by ring mag(not sure which publication) but i found this a little bit dubious to be honest.without a doubt he had a great chin but the people that voted were all boxing writers-as he is himself now.i think it was a litle suspect to have your peers vote for you thats all.
    i cant give a definite answer as i havent seen some of the boxers in action that have been discussed but i cant see many better than jake lamotta.his favoured trick was playing possum to a better fighter than him that was outpointing him and just as his opponent was about to finish him off jake would see an opening and ko the fellow.it wouldnt be allowed nowadays because the ref would quickly stop it-and rightly so.i heard lamotta interviewed recently and he sounds a little worse for wear mentally.anyone know how hes doing?
    according to wikipedia he works for new york athletic dep.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Laporte#Life_after_Boxing
     
  3. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He had a helluva chin but there were others that had that chin to hang with him.Cobb, Green, McCall, and Hagler, definitley, Hagler.
     
  4. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The fight wasnt that close,Lockridge did well but i remember Chavez winning it convincingly i had it 116-113

    Laporte has one of the best chins ive ever seen maybe the best but whos to say i agree with the post who said Villasana,also Chavez,Lamotta,Cobb,Chuvalo,Sanchez,Hagler,Mccall chins dont get any tougher than those ones.

    Also havent heard anybody mention Laportes devastating ko over Lockridge, only time Lockridge was ever kod.
     
  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think you may have your man here.
     
  6. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mccullough had a great chin no doubt but ive seen him hurt before see the Rabanales fight,even Mccullough admitted he was badly hurt by the solid punchin(but not devastating puncher). Where as ive never seen laporte evern close to being hurt Villasana either. I understand any human can be hurt but if you want to split hairs well maybe that should but those 2 guys chins over Mccullough.
     
  7. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I'd say Margarito is better chinned than McCullough.
     
  8. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jose L Lopez had a cast iron chin as good as the guys mentioned above.
     
  9. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That was pointed out by RafaelGonzal in post #28. His knockout of Lockridge off the ropes is usually what fans have in mind when referencing Juan's power. Ironically, this starching may have done LaPorte more harm than good, as he often seemed to me to be looking for the single shot with greater frequency after that stunner.

    His chin didn't just stand up to punches, but several deliberately aimed hard elbows by the filthy Pedroza, who only had Sleazy Sammy Serrano as a peer in that department among his championship contemporaries. (Serrano nearly saved his title by seriously stunning Roger Mayweather with an elbow before the Black Mamba recovered to take him out.)