Defensive specialist with chins of steel

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  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Go ahead and name the sport's greatest defensive specialists who had chins of steel...who even if an errant bomb got through..could take it. You can start with the guy in my avatar, and the guy who was once in my av for the longest time, hint, hint....
     
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  2. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Does Toney count :yep
     
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  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    McCallum had an iron chin....and he was a very very good defensive fighter....
     
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  4. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Miguel Canto could take it.
     
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  5. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins.
     
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  6. TED 822

    TED 822 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thought about Pastrano before I saw it was you who posted,Red.He boxed in GB a lot and was well outweighed in,Ithink,all but two.Dont think he was floored in any.As far as I know,only one to stop him was Torres,when he probably past it.
    One more I can think of was Joey ArcherIMO not as classy to watch as Pastrano,but cant remember him being stopped by any of the hitters he faced.
    British wise,Ken Buchanan,cant remember many knockdowns for him either.
     
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  7. No Fear

    No Fear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Amir Khan :deal
     
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  8. Willy

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    Pernell Whitaker
     
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  9. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh, **** yes... Toney has great defensive skills and a chin of stone...:bbb

    MR.BILL:deal
     
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  10. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Excellent choice, too.....:thumbsup

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  11. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And I ain't gonna vote for Jimmy Young, either...:-(

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  12. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    Toney's defense is overrated. He got hit a lot.
     
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  13. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bull****. Young is a legend in the classic section of ESB.:deal

    How the hell did that happen?:huh

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  14. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Canto is a good pick, took some heavy shots from puncher of death and destruction Avelar, without much effect.

    Whitaker and Toney as well.

    Starling had a good chin, but the Molinares KO was embarassing and i've never really bought he was relaxed and not expecting a shot because the bell had rung.He got creamed in the middle of an exchange which just happened to take place during the bell.Same outcome if it happens 20 seconds earlier.
     
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  15. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd Patterson had an iron chin.

    It had to be iron as many times as it hit the canvas and stayed in one piece.
     
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