Does Rahman have the worst chin of any former lineal titlist?

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  1. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Rahman took a prime Sanders best shots and came back and ko'd him, Wlad couldnt take the shots of the overweight past prime Sanders. He obviously ko'd Lennox. He deserved a UD against Tua, deserved a UD against Toney, and beat a few fringe guys

    Worse Lineal HW Champs - Leon Spinks, Shannon Briggs, Mike Moorer (arguably), Buster Douglas (arguably), Carnera, Jess Willard, TOmmy Burns

    Worse Chin Of Linear Champs - Moorer, Spinks, Briggs and a few others
     
  2. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well....JT was able to Rock Rachman......He can't have the strongest beard that is for sure.
     
  3. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    That pretty much sums Rahman up in a nutshell. He was as mediocre as contenders come in his "prime" and his chin was probably the shakiest in modern HW history along with Herbie Hide and, of course, Fraudley.
     
  4. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ha ha ha , i rememberh getting caught cold by Bernardo Mercado..

    WTF.. and he still got a title fight with Holmes....
     
  5. Muchmoore

    Muchmoore Guest

    Seldon got knocked out by punches that didn't even hit him (Tyson :lol: )
     
  6. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd Patterson.

    After unifying belts, many consider Wlad Klitschko to have reestablished lineage. But Rahman chin's, imo, is even weaker.
     
  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Certainly weaker than Wlad's, as you say, but also weaker than Patterson's too. As Floyd said, he went down, but he always kept getting back up. Most of the times Rahman went down, he was out cold - the telltale sign of a glass jaw. :nod
     
  8. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Fraudley's is still the very worst though. Although, I am sure Sprott could have laid out Rahman just as bad as he did Fraudley.:lol:
     
  9. smoochp

    smoochp Da flyest1 Full Member

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    Rahman is the worst HW champ ever, point blank period
     
  10. El Borracho

    El Borracho Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rahman does have a bad chin, but:

    -The Toney stoppage is questionable to say the least

    -He does have significant wins over Sanders, Meehan, Berbick, Sullivan, and Barret, as well as Lewis
     
  11. derrick

    derrick 6ft4 215 bring it on Full Member

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    Rahman does have a better chin than Wlad. Ask Corrie Sanders. He took those shots from Sanders and still won. Sanders bounced wlads egg chin all over the ring floor.
     
  12. derrick

    derrick 6ft4 215 bring it on Full Member

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    Great point
     
  13. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    This guy was the luckiest "champion" in boxing history ... this guy won from a lucky punch ... got knocked out in the rematch ... then he won the title off of Klitschko retiring ... then got knocked out again by Maskaev.
     
  14. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Sanders had the glass-jawed Rahman on the canvas. Here's the difference. Rahman has been stopped MORE times, and has been stopped MORE BRUTALLY. Wlad takes punches, goes down, but keeps getting up. When Rahman hits the deck, usually, he's out cold - the telltale sign of glass jaw.

    Of recent HWs only Fraudley and Herbie Hide have worse chins than Rahman, and neither one of them ever held a legitimate title.
     
  15. rluevano

    rluevano El Gato De Culiacan Full Member

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    I agree. His chin is not great, but it's decent. He did come back from some corrie sanders bombs to take him out. His work ethic and stamina are pretty deplorable most times.