ATG Middleweight Chin Tier list-The Top Forty

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Green doesn't have an impressive KO %, but Giardello was a relatively green just turned 20-year old.

Collins has a decent KO % & Giardello was past prime, aged 36.

In between Giardello fought some wonderful fighters & decent punchers, including Rubin Carter, past prime SRR, Dick Tiger x 4, George Benton, Henry Hank, Jesse Smith, Juan Carlos Rivero & Terry Downes, as well as many wonderful fighters who whilst not possessing high KO %'s punchers, could still hit.

I can see an argument for solid, but only 1 stoppage, on cuts, during that 100-fight, 16-year run, against that opposition, means my vote is iron.

 

Can't argue with that...

Giardello = 'Iron'

 

Papke and Giardello both make Iron for me.

 

Totally on board with Papke and Giardello = iron. I can't rate Giardello below that personally for reasons Greg stated.

 

Same for me. I'm a big fan of Joey. The guy was a pretty complete fighter that could box and brawl.

 

This thread is a nice fresh little curveball (away from common topics) from McGrain too i might add.

 

Probably.

Toney's chin demonstrated the kind of tensile strength, which exceeds that of 'Iron', and is more akin with 'Titanium'.

 

Monzon, Walker , Greb ..
havent been mentioned yet

 

Marshall's is an interesting case but, assuming you are referring to Ceferino Garcia's TKO stoppage of Marshall in their second encounter of 1939, it is their first match that tells more of a story in relation to the latter's chin.

Garcia had bounced Marshall 4 times on the way to a decision victory, a few weeks earlier.

So - compared to, say, Toney's being knocked down once by Johnson, Marshall's case is a little more severe, in that it happened more often (twice in round-3; once in round-4 and once in round-10).

Marshall lost his bout with Garcia, whereas Toney went on to win his against Johnson.

Marhsall was the bigger man against Garcia, whereas Toney and Johnson were evenly match, physically.