Best Chin On A British Fighter?

Was Mason ever put on the deck ? He took Lewis shots

 

Alan Rudkin
cut eye in 2nd fight, and Olivares, and climbed up 3 times, only time he was beaten inside the distance.

 

Chris Eubank
Joe Bugner

 

Wayne is from the north of Ireland which politically is part of the UK, not the Island of Britain. Even the front of the passport distinguishes that by saying the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I believe he fought for Ireland as an amateur and considers himself Irish.

 

Hehehe. Nice!

 

Bombardier Billy Wells. Titanium until Gunner Moir some how broke that chin.

 

I think Naseem Hamed had a good chin alot of his knockdowns were due to balance he also used to recover very quickly from being hurt and was never stopped in his career.

Clinton Woods is not a name mentioned alot but he also had a very sturdy chin. He was only stopped once in 48 fights by a prime RJJ, and that was his corner who threw in the towel Woods was never off his feet vs RJJ.

Infact I don't remember Woods ever being on the deck I'd have Woods in my top 10 for best chins in regards to British fighters.

 

Bugner is a good call but he's not UK born.

 

froch.

that groves punch would have had most down for a 30 count. it prob wasn't but that's the only time i remember him being hurt.

 

Its complicated, Clinton.

Whilst you're correct that Northern Ireland is not part of Great Britain, people from Northern Ireland are generally considered British under the British nationality act 1981.

People in Northern Ireland are allowed to choose whether they have a British or an Irish passport.

 

I know. My 2nd wife (as well as some of my blood relatives) is from the north, and for a time, she had both the Irish and UK passports. That is how I know the distinction on the cover of said passport.

 

I am pretty certain Wayne fought for Ireland as an amateur, not the UK, as Ireland has a united team like the rugby union side. I am also somewhat certain he considers himself Irish.

 

You're correct, McCulloch did represent Ireland in the amateurs and I suspect you're right he considers himself Irish.

Interestingly, his nationality on his Wiki page is specified as - "Irish, British, American (from 2025)".

My point was solely that whilst Northern Ireland isn't part of Great Britain, people born and living in Northern Ireland can be British. Some identify as British and others as Irish.

 

Gotcha. I get that. Although I don't get how someone that doesn't live on the Island of Britain can consider himself British. Please don't call my 2nd wife British, LMMFAO

 

Haha, like I said Clinton, it's complicated.

This is a bit of an oversimplification, but in Northern Ireland, generally unionists (people who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK) typically identify as British, whilst Nationalists (who want Northern Ireland to reunify with the Republic South, to create a single Irish state) typically identify as Irish.

That said, one of my team at work is Northern Irish, he was born and lives there (FYI, I'm English) and whilst he is a unionist with a British passport, he told me he identifies most closely as Northern Irish, whilst also identifying as both British and Irish to an extent.

It's complicated to people in the UK and Ireland, I can't begin to imagine how confusing it is for others.