Hall of Famers with the Worst Chins?

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  1. OriginalDonDada

    OriginalDonDada Boxing Talent Scout banned Full Member

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    Who would you say are inducted hall of fame fighters with the worst chins?

    Roy Jones Jr and Thomas Hearns immediately spring to mind.

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    Diego Corrales
    Mike Tyson
    Lennox Lewis
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Floyd Patterson
     
  2. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    Mike Tyson??? The guy took Lewis' bombs for 8 rounds while being completely shot. Ruddock couldn't drop him with his best shots. The guy had at least 8-8.5 chin on a scale of 10
     
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LMAO @ listing Tyson. WTF!
     
  4. Hi-Tech

    Hi-Tech Active Member Full Member

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  5. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Remove Tyson. I might need to make a post to educate some of you on here about the psychology of the Chin.
     
  6. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Prime Tyson had a terrific chin, thread starter doesn,t know what he,s talking about
     
  7. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. banned Full Member

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    Wlad’s chin wasn’t great.
     
  8. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This. Tyson had a damn good chin. Took an extended one sided beating to even drop him.
     
  9. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Michael Moorer when he entered the HW ranks had a bit of a shaky chin.
     
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    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Terry Norris
    Ken Norton
     
  12. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko and Roy Jones
     
  13. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dunno about Jones. Can’t really remember anyone hurting him bad or even rocking him when he was young an at his best. Did he always have a weak chin but people just couldn’t catch him flush at his best when he was moving like greased lightning or maybe once he was koed for the first time he chin was just completely shot an any solid shot after that would’ve koed him?
     
  14. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Out of the selections:

    Roy Jones Jr: showed absolutely no chin deficiency in his prime

    Thomas Hearns: everyone who stopped him could bang. And he was only blown out early once, against probably the physically largest MW ever, who it should be noted beat the beejesus outta him in the rematch and didn't stop him.

    Diego Corrales: Floyd wore him down to a stoppage and Castillo came in as a giant. He's also taken and fired back from guys who arguably punch harder than both.

    Mike Tyson: you had to beat on him over multiple rounds. Never blown out early by anyone in his entire career.

    Lennox Lewis: only even down twice in his entire career

    Wladimir Klitschko: below average chin

    Floyd Patterson: pretty weak chin TBH, no arguments

    So out of these men, only two really fit the bill.
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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