His chin was one of the principal factors in his fighting style: risk getting hit in order to land your own bombs. Those who adopt this strategy invariably have great chins. Lewis was entirely different: give me time to set you up while i'm staying at a safe distance.
That wasn't his style, really. Tyson in his day had the best defense I've seen in the heavyweight division. He never really took any big punishment before Douglas.
I wasn't trying to imply he got hit too easily. My point is no fighter with a fragile chin would in a million years use Tyson's style of fighting.
It was his will that gave him a chin. Cus D'Amato trained the mind as much as the body. He was already passed it when he started his mad antics.
I agree. Good chin yes. Iron chin not exactly. That's reserved for people that haven't hit the canvas and have been in plenty of wars