The best 5 chins in the HW division ever, who...ermm held them?

btw does anybody know how Tex Cobb is doing these days? Is he Punch Drunk?

 

Yea. But he had a point, though. I mean it was a brutal, one sided beating of epic proportions. They should have never let the fight go on for the full 15, hell not even 12. The ref and Cobb's corner were utterly braindead.

 

No doubt. And it's frustrating as hell when it happens too!

 

Marciano
Chuvalo
Holyfield
Jess Willard
George "scrap iron" Johnson

Cobb had great chin, but Holmes was not a eal hard banger.

Ali had better chin late in career than in early career. That Frazier left hook was not so hard, there are guys who would have stood up to it. Joe was not a one punch banger.

 

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I recall Ken Norton's book where he cited his fight with Tex Cobb.
A 10 or 12 rd decision for Norton. Drawn out heavy hitting throughout.

Seemed to end amicably. But later in the lobby, the fact that Cobb had bet his entire purse on himself vs the past-prime Norton had him steaming. He wanted to go some more with Norton bare fisted in the lobby. Norton had to call the cops.

Best HW chins?

Chuvalo
Ali
Holyfield
Foreman
Mercer
Vitali, but weak skin
Cobb

 

Tex Cobb has his full senses still.

"In January 2008 at age 57, Cobb graduated

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in sport and recreation management. He remarked that it was odd to hear the cheers of a packed arena without being in a boxing ring. "It was nice to have that opportunity to wear a robe, to step up there and not have to worry about bleeding," Cobb said"

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Overall

McCall
Chuvalo
Mercer
Puritty
Cobb


Champions

Marciano
Ali
Foreman
Holmes
Holy (hurtable, but mad recuperative power)

 

For heavyweight champions, I'd go Marciano, Holyfield, Dempsey, Willard, Sullivan, although Sulivan was so far back it's tough to be certain. Jeffires had great chin. Joe Louis got wobbled and knocked down a few times, but always recovered.
I can't see what Vitali has done besides Lewis fight to show a great chin.

 

Cobb was such a bad ass