If you were to make a composite, P4P top ten list of the greatest chins of all time, would Greb make it into it? If so, why? What in your opinion is the definitive proof of Greb's toughness and chin? Much like Earnie Shaver's is potentially the hardest hitter of all time yet doesn't often make P4P lists, I don't really want to see Oliver McCall at the top of this list. What I'm also curious over... Was Greb really leaps and bounds more durable then fighters like Jack Britton, who was stopped once early in his career (His second fight) exactly like Greb? Britton would go on to fight over 3,000 rounds in 350 fights. Does he have a claim to having a better chin then Greb? Ted Kid Lewis? Billy Miske? I'm curious if Greb was considered a durable marvel even in his own time of unusually tough fighters. So, lets have them.
Hard to gauge whether Greb was about chin or defense, I have a feeling Greb's boxing skill and defense were above his contemperies
Greb was very durable there is no doubt about that but his ability to escape KO's under rough circumstances and against much larger men was due largely to his speed, elusiveness, and craftiness. I mean there are a bunch of occasions where he literally dropped his hands and let guys tee off on him to show they couldnt hurt him, and other occasions where he was dropped because he was caught leaping with his feet off the ground (balance) but he could definately be buzzed or even hurt badly and on these occasions he was very smart and knew how to survive, he also had a fantastic ability to recuperate, meaning that he could be badly hurt one minute and the next, or next round he would be in total control blasting a guy.
