Mount Rushmore of HW chins

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by ikrasevic, Nov 24, 2023.


Who are the 4 "presidents" of HW chins of all time?

This poll will close on Aug 24, 2088 at 12:21 PM.
  1. Mohammad Ali

  2. Oliver McCall

  3. George Chuvalo

  4. George Foreman

  5. Rey Mercer

  6. Vitali Klitschko

  7. Randall Cobb

  8. David Tua

  9. Evander Holyfield

  10. Nikolai Valuev

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You're not allowed to mention Ali, Holyfield, McCall or Mercer
     
  2. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Richard Dunn.

    That would be a great chin to see carved out of stone, especially with it’s own picnic ledge to dangle your legs from…OR to fully hang from by your mere finger tips in a really cool, suspense thriller.
     
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  3. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I took Chuvalo (top of the pile), McCall, Cobb & Tua.
     
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  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chuvalo, McCall, Mercer, and Tua.
     
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  5. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Few people have chosen Tua until today, and now he has been chosen twice in a row :)
    My choice was Mohammad Ali, Oliver McCall, George Foreman and David Tua.

    The 10 heavyweights to choose from were not chosen by me, but I counted who was mentioned the most by the members of this forum on the topic:
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/top-10-hw-chins-of-all-time.712888/
     
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  6. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    At his best, Tua could take one. He gets the nod over Cobb for me:).
     
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  7. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    4 presidents are: Mohammad Ali, Oliver McCall, George Foreman and David Tua; imho.
    Also is this the top 10 HW chins of all time?
    Or you have your own better list?
     
    Last edited: Nov 10, 2024
  8. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Marion Wilson had a Mcall like chin and would spoil on top of it. Look at his level competition and the fact that he was never stopped outside of a cut early in his career.
     
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  9. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Uzcudchin
    Chinvalo
    Forechin
    Tuachin
     
  10. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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  11. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good post.

    The greatest outlier as far as range would have to be Floyd Patterson:

    Extremely low single-punch resistance (probably lowest of any heavyweight champ), very high accusative punch resistance and recovery ability (probably top 10 in both categories).
     
  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Chuvalo
    McCall
    Vitali
    Cobb

    I could reconsider Vitali only.
     
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  13. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    this list requires at least 5 to be fair. Any list of the best chins that doesn’t leave room for these guys, as well as Ray Mercer, is just wrong. Honorable mention to Holyfield, who is only slightly below these.
     
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  14. Mitchmitchelson

    Mitchmitchelson Im Swell and White. banned Full Member

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  15. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chuvalo, McCall, Vitali, Wach