Fighters with GREAT power with good chins....

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  1. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Tito had an average chin at best.
     
  2. Thread Stealer

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    Mike Tyson
    Gerald McClellan
    Alexis Arguello
    George Foreman
    David Tua
    Sonny Liston
    Ruben Olivares
    Danny Lopez

    I think Naseem Hamed had a pretty good chin, but his balance could be shitty at times, leading to some KDs.
     
  3. klion22

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  4. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hamed's chin was damn good. But his balance at times, well....
     
  5. BigReg

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    Here's an interesting one, Roy Jones Jr. Yeah, I know, he was violently knocked out twice. However, he had never even been hurt until he was in his mid 30's. I think people underrate his power as well. I've seen Roy absolutely wreck guys with one punch.
     
  6. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No one has mentioned Foreman yet have they?
     
  7. BigReg

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    I'm going to assume this post is a joke.
     
  8. FLINT ISLAND

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    Ray Mercer - punch like a maniac and a chin tougher than concrete. Gave the best heavyweight of his generation - Lennox Lewis - toughest fight of his career. Klitshko stopped a old man Mercer in about 6 rounds but by then he was well over the hill - in his prime - solid chin - solid puncher
     
  9. BigReg

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    He's been mentioned like 3 times
     
  10. kg0208

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    At 160-168, Jones was never hurt (even at 175 before he was 34, he had only been down once and he won that fight easily) and his power was elite.

    Of course we are now going to hear about how he was never hit flush and this and that....
     
  11. BigReg

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    Kelly doesn't have great power, and I think his chin is average.
     
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    That's misleading. Vitali was never really knocked out. He's never even been knocked down.
     
  14. klion22

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    Yeah, his power isn't exactly one punch KO power but he's still very heavy handed. And i disagree, his chin is a lot closer to granite than average IMO.
     
  15. kg0208

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    Vitali Klitscho never left his feet. He was stopped due to cuts and injuries. His chin was top notch.

    David Tua also fits this criteria.