Best chin Ali or Tyson?

I wouldn't take sparring incidents too seriously. In that regard, Tyson was knocked down by Greg Page.

 

Well one thing for sure - if you choose Ali it's hard to argue against. He had a great chin.

Finishing a fight? C'mon, you know that there are factors other than just chin that determines this. Styles is one of them. Lewis finished on his feet against Holyfield but Tyson couldn't do the same. Does Lewis have a better chin? No. Lewis' style and boxing skills prevented him from taking much punishment from Holyfield. Tyson on the other hand was battered with 5 straight right hands in the 10th round.

Ali's style was that if he took a big punch, he'd tie up the other fighter and clinch. Very smart! Tyson would get outboxed badly by Douglas & Holy and therefore take lots of punishment in short spurts for extended periods of time. So Tyson's chin wasn't as protected as Ali's due to styles.

Other factor is that Ali had the heart of a lion. The man would never give up. This is what I mean by spirit. It's almost like he overcame his physical vulnerabilities with that willpower of his. How else can you explain him getting up from that Cooper shot when he's out cold and Angelo Dundee has to buy time because smelling salts aren't working fast enough?

If you don't agree with me I don't blame you. You have a good choice with Ali. He really is a special case because he is so good at surviving from all angles.

 

It happened prior to Ali's fight with Shavers, Ali was knocked down twice by Jimmy Ellis, his trainer stopping the sparring. Ali didn't remember being down immediately after.

 

if that is true then ali shoulda known it was time to hang up the gloves. after a knockdown, ali was always straight up, tyson liked to stay down.

 

I'm leaning towards Tyson but overall punishment Ali could take it.