Which Fighter Could Have Been Even Greater ,If They'd Possessed An Elite Chin?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Interesting one
    Carl had a lot going for him really and that chin was definitely suspect.
     
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  2. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jaime Garza and Pedro Decima deserve a shout out. 2 vicious punchers with fragile chins. Imagine how much better those two would have been with a sturdier chin.
     
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  3. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Buster Douglas maybe. He'd have the Tucker win and wouldn't have the embarrassing KO losses.

    Still loses to atg Holy on points but thats a reasonable loss and he came in poor shape.
     
  4. willcross

    willcross Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Khan is the first one that came to mind
     
  5. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree it wasn't just chin.

    Even though I think with a better chin he may have let his hands go more against Fury. Not sure it would have been enough but would have made it more interesting.
     
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  6. Andre2000

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    John Tate was travelling along nicely until his chin let him down, first against Weaver and then Berbick.

    When he got KO’d, they were of that scary, total short circuit variety - similar to some of the KOs that Roy Jones later suffered.

    John was a relatively big dude who carried some very nice skills along with him.

    So yeah, with a better chin, John would’ve likely gone that much further.
     
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  7. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Wlad would have been the greatest ever ..
     
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  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Good pick
    John Tate is pretty much forgotten about nowadays, one of the first alphabet boys after Ali had retired.
    He had a sad ending as well,poor guy.
     
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  9. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He gassed against Tucker. Nothing to do with his chin.
     
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  10. Turnip mk3

    Turnip mk3 Active Member Full Member

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    This. A superb boxer with every thing needed for greatness but one. RIP champ