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

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  1. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Marion Wilson probably...lost a TKO once early in his career and was knocked down once else early in his career, but was never knocked down when fighting Botha, Thunder, Biggs, Golota, Jeremy Williams, Bean, Mercer, Mavrovic, Briggs, Bounty Hunter, Kirk Johnson, Ibeabuchi, Orlin Norris, Obed Sullivan, Greg Page, Corey Sanders (who he actually beat), Maskaev, Donald, Rahman, Peter and McCall. Still fights occasionally, but has always been someone guys try to get rounds in against.

    http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=004537&cat=boxer
     
  2. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Oliver McCall
    George Chuvalo
    Randy Cobb
    Audley Harrison
    Muhammad Ali


    Am I missing anyone?
     
  3. andyZOR

    andyZOR Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Ismail Abdoul is the current gatekeeper in the Cruiserweight division. He has been in there with some good fighters.

    He has never been KOd. He got TKod by Wlodarczyk, havent seen the fight but I heard Wlodarczyk was losing the fight.

    Rudolf Kray - L UD
    David Haye - L UD
    Marco Huck - L UD
    Dawid Kostecki - L UD
    Tomasz Adamek - L UD
    Maccarienelli - L UD
    Wlodarczyk - L TKO 12
     
  4. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Is this supposed to be one of those "which does not belong" puzzlers?? :lol:

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  5. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I should have known that a 'chin man' such as yourself would not let that one slip.
     
  6. 1-Chuvalo

    2-Ali

    3-Randy tex COBB.

    4-Holmes..

    5-Marciano..
     
  7. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    I've seen the Seldon fight, not the Douglas one though. McCall wobbled a bit was on his feet. Lewis wobbled him too with a right hand in the 3rd.

    But he never went down. Chuvalo was down twice against Bonavena.
     
  8. left hook 75

    left hook 75 The Big Payback Full Member

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    Michael Moorer?I guess it was just my imagination then that he was ko'd silly by both Foreman and Tua...
     
  9. Chief_Second

    Chief_Second Well-Known Member Full Member

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    put it this way - lewis was a very heavyhitting heavyweight and mccall was prettymuch one of those Slamman boxing devices in the ring and was never hurt.

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  10. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's certainly right up there.
     
  11. ghostlybadge

    ghostlybadge Punch Drunk Full Member

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  12. patscorpio

    patscorpio Active Member Full Member

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    i wonder is there any fights on marion wilson on youtube..ive read so much about this guy and watched boxing for a long time yet have never seen him fight
     
  13. sir axeman

    sir axeman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And he was definately not liking being hit like he was when he fought Frank Bruno. Yeah he was never down but he didnt like it one bit and looked like he was stunned on many occasions. Still great chin no doubt as most fighters would have been out from those shots.
     
  14. patscorpio

    patscorpio Active Member Full Member

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    but bruno was alot more messed up than oliver...he came close to being ko'ed in the last round...and ended up with the eye injury that basically ended his career..but since he won the wbc title he had to cash in for one last payday..which of course was the mike tyson fight
     
  15. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he is not the best chin, he's gotta be in the top 3 or 5.

    IMO, McCall is also one of the biggest underachievers I've witnessed. He had tremendous natural talent but also a ****ed up mind that kept him from his best. He is right up there with Ike Ibeabuchi on this matter.