20 best chins at HW ever

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  1. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    I only mean champions or contenders, not journeymen who suffered perhaps only 3 KO´s in their 50 defeats. I made spontaneous a list in no order, perhaps I forgot someone, than say it NORMALLY please:



    roper
    chuvalo
    ali
    mccall
    marciano
    stribling
    foreman
    schaaf
    baer
    uczudun
    tua
    willard
    jeffries
    mays
    cobb
    mercer
    langford
    holmes
    jeanette
    young
     
    Luigi1985, Sep 28, 2007
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  2. He Hate Me

    He Hate Me Active Member Full Member

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    Mcall and Mercer in recent memory along with foreman had great chins.
     
    He Hate Me, Sep 28, 2007
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  3. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    Exactly! That´s why I have them in my list! :good
     
    Luigi1985, Sep 28, 2007
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  4. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Toney, sure he was a very, very pathetic heavyweight.. But come on, his chin is undeniable..

    Tua and McCall def. stand above the pack when it comes to the more modern though..

    Also, if Ali is in there, Holyfield should prolly get a mention too.. Not dropped a ton, but it's happened (same case with Ali).
     
    MagnificentMatt, Sep 28, 2007
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  5. pryorgatti

    pryorgatti Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson gets a mention
     
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  6. Arminius

    Arminius Member Full Member

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    Foreman should not be in that list.
     
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  7. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    He fought many punchers, even when he was shot (Frazier, Moorer, Briggs, Savarese, Morrison, Cooney, Cooper, Lyle, etc.), for me, he belongs to that list...
     
    Luigi1985, Sep 28, 2007
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  8. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Luigi, so far as I can determine, only Tony Galento fought more than 100 bouts in the heavyweight division before being knocked down. That was in match 105, when Joe Louis dropped him in round two, for the only official knockdown of Galento's 110 fight career. For whatever it's worth, Galento also brawled in an era of five and six ounce gloves, and was not exactly gifted with the defensive elusiveness of a Benitez or Whitaker. (Jack Dempsey did knock Two-Ton out cold in a sparring session, testimony to Jack's awesome power, even in retirement.)
     
    Duodenum, Sep 28, 2007
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  9. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    I forgot him for example, thx, he had a real iron chin...
     
    Luigi1985, Sep 28, 2007
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  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    rough list
    Ali
    Chuvalo
    Cobb
    McCall
    Tua
    Jeffries
    Mercer
    Uzcudon
    Liston
    Miske
    Risko
    Marciano
    Young
    Foreman
    Peralta
    Holmes
    Smith
    Witherspoon
     
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  11. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He wasn't a champ or a contender, but Ross Purity belongs to Top 10, IMHO, could be argued Top 5, probably.
     
    Senya13, Sep 28, 2007
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  12. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    Definitely!
     
    Luigi1985, Sep 28, 2007
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  13. Blacc Jesus

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    No Quarry?
     
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  14. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    I also forgot him, thank you for mentioning it... :thumbsup
     
    Luigi1985, Sep 28, 2007
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  15. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In no order,

    Chuvalo
    Cobb
    McCall
    Mercer
    Ali
    Holmes
    Tua
    Holyfield
    Bowe
    Marciano
    Bear
    Liston
    Foreman
    Dempsey
    Valuev (may suck as a fighter, but still has a very solid chin)
    Toney (may have sucked at heavyweight, but again, had a solid chin)
    Louis (J/K)
    Jeffries
    Langford
    Lyle
    Quarry
     
    Bill1234, Sep 28, 2007
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