Ruslan Provodnikov: ¿The best chin in boxing history?

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  1. Fabiandios

    Fabiandios Member Full Member

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    I know it seems unbelievable given the history of the sport, but just look at his fights with Matthysse and Molina. He walked into totally monstrous punches that would have knocked out any other boxer, and Ruslan was unfazed. He seemed not to feel them.

    I'm not talking about his general skills, which are very poor, just lace.

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  2. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Could be, he's up there with Hagler and GGG.
     
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  3. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No. Best chin goes to LaMotta or Tex Cobb.
     
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Probably up there with the best chins in recent history alongside GGG. The way he ate Matthysse’s punches as if they were nothing was crazy.

    Saying that though I don’t think I’ve seen him absorbed huge blows the way GGG did.
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  5. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You have to give more credit to higher weight classes. Size matters. I am sure you can find a bunch of bantamweights that ate every shot in the book.
    That shot Golovkin took above was hellacious. Considering it was late in the fight I am shocked it didn't even appear to stun him.
     
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  6. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was never tested by a murderous puncher
     
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  7. Scott Cork

    Scott Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There wasn't a more murderous puncher than Matthyse
     
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  8. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was about to edit: I forgot about Matthyse
     
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  9. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Oliver McCall
     
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  10. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I'd have to say Muhammad Ali is very high on the list. The man took a lot of huge shots from heavyweights and was never counted out. In fact, he rarely went down.
     
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  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Juan LaPorte he fought.......

    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Salvador Sanchez
    Azumah Nelson
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Barry McGuigan
    Rocky Lockridge
    Eusebio Pedroza
    Ruben Castillo

    Never off his feet in any of these fights hes certainly up there with one of the best chins of all time.
     
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  12. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruslan was one of them definitely. He blocked punches with his face. James Toney, Marvin Hagler, GGG, and Saul Alvarez are iron chin fighters.
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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  14. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    Hagler is up there
     
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  15. ZablieJudahnoff

    ZablieJudahnoff Charleston White 2024 Full Member

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    That was a bonafide bomb that exploded on GGG, he did not even misstep.
     
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