Does Oliver McCall have the best God-given chin in history?

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  1. joe namath's gin

    joe namath's gin Active Member Full Member

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    Any heavyweight ever have a chin as good as his?
     
  2. Mistadobalina

    Mistadobalina Member Full Member

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    probably chuvalo. i mean, just look at the guys head, he looked he had an extra layer of skull in it.
     
  3. Bslice

    Bslice Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I once hit McCall with a sledgehammer to the face back in 88, dude didn't flinch, his chin is legend
     
  4. Bslice

    Bslice Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I also heard McCall is like a Mongoloid, you know one of those ******ed kids that has a huge head and speaks very few multi-syllabic words
     
  5. FourtyOunce

    FourtyOunce Stick Ninja Full Member

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    McCall has the best chin in boxing history.. END OF THREAD!!
     
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  6. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    chuvalo. it's been said before and i'll say it again. the foreman fight is proof enough. mcCall is close, in the top five for certain with ali and mercer. ****, there was a similar thread and someone mentioned this journeyman in the 90s who took on EVERYONE, every big hitter and was never even hurt. not a good boxer, but damn could he take a punch.
     
  7. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Tua has as good a chin, has never been legitimately down since Savon beat him up as a kid.

    Tex Cobb was also another guy who had a hell of a chin.
     
  8. Bslice

    Bslice Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some dudes are just created from a different mold, McCall was born from steel and granite. He could eat your punches like cupcakes
     
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  9. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marion Wilson has the best chin in history. Unlike Tua, McCall, or Chuvalo he couldn't punch and doesn't have much talent. His chin is his only saving grace.
     
  10. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    What is even more amazing about McCall is that he seems to be just completely impervious to taking punches, in a physical sense. For instance, Chuvalo's jaw was swollen like a watermelon against Frazier, causing the fight to be stopped, whereas McCall as far as i know has never suffered a cut, bruises or any of that.

    Even at age 42, he looked like he just got out of the beauty salon after 12 rounds with Gomez. In fact, the younger Gomez was pretty marked up despite dropping only a few rounds. The atomic bull is just not human.
     
  11. Bslice

    Bslice Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats what I am talking about, the dude was made to take a ffing punch!
     
  12. Shifty107

    Shifty107 The MARVELOUS ONE! Full Member

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    No mention of Chavez? I think his was made of stone. ****er could take some punishment and never bak up.
     
  13. bill poster

    bill poster Guest

    Hagler has to be up there.
     
  14. Sug3

    Sug3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd give the best chin to ike ibeabuchi,because he took shots from a prime tua and i believe he would have went down as one of the greats,if he wasn't such a animal outside the ring.
     
  15. Shifty107

    Shifty107 The MARVELOUS ONE! Full Member

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    Sorry guys, didnt realise we was talkin about heavies. Disregard please