ATG Middleweight Chin Tier list-The Top Forty

I mostly agree with everything so far given the tiers. Tiger could almost be argued as iron but i think on reflection titanium is correct. To be precise i'd have him in the bottom half of titanium and a guy like Hagler in the top.

I see Griffith easing into the realm of solid. Sure the Carter quickie KO hurts but then i look at Duran and his shock one off against Hearns and i would give him a touch of leeway based on his rock solid record elsewhere even when declining. To go 14 with Monzon at that stage and then 15 a couple of years later is very impressive. Monzon was tough work over 15 and tho it doesn't count as such he was extra tough work on small men that moved up. Very late career he was going the distance twice with Briscoe too. Nino gave him trouble at times but the reverse is also true. I see him as a half level up on Nino personally.

Canelo and GGG fine at titanium, they proved it against each other for mine. Lytell too.

O'Dowd is titanium for me, besides his record just look at that damn head.

 

I'm taking into account being 117 deep over a decade. Admittedly there was some chaff in there but he fought a lot of rounds as stopping people early wasn't common. Malone wasn't a big puncher so i ponder whether he simply lost it (chin) almost overnight like an O'Grady or Hamsho.

 

Emile Griffith was flattened in round 1 by Ruben Hurricane Carter in 1963, KO 1.

 

Without footage I don't think O'Dowd has the punchers on his record for me to guess his chin as titanium.

Not KO'd until his final fight, is enough for me to estimate it as iron, though.

 

I'm happy if it goes iron, i'm not much studied on the era.

 

O'Dowd probably rates as Iron; was down against Downey in '22 and suffered that KO loss in the last fight of his career, but apparently wasn't down at any point prior to that.

 

@McGrain - Did we miss a KD? You've posted about it before, he was "reportedly" dropped by Downey.

 

Likewise, I'd have no objection to titanium, iron is my guess, buy only a guess. I'm not as confident in assessing O'Dowd's punch resistance as I am GGG vs Canelo.

 

You stated the only KD he ever suffered was his last fight KO. It seems he may have been dropped prior?