The Greatest Chin of All-Time?

Someone with the "greatest chin bar none" does not get floored by a 180lb Henry Cooper, and not only floored, but badly hurt. He even sat up from his stool between rounds, which was right after the KD. Ali had an excellent chin but not the greatest chin. It was his excellent chin coupled with excellent survival instinct, heart, etc, which made him hard to stop. But his chin was not impregnable like Chuvalo's or McCall's were.

 

Has Valuev ever been backed up by a punch? I don't think he's ever been wobbled, pinned against the ropes or even fazed that I know of.
Chagaev tactically out boxed him but I don't think Valuev has ever really been hurt so far...
Jury still out but maybe good flush over hand right by Wlad and TIMBER
Ref better run for his life

 

its weird that nobody said baldomir

 

The best 'bar none' doesn't get saved by the bell and smelling salts to help revive him in one of his fights.

 

Cooper knocked the **** out of Ali and had him out. Ali given lots of time to recover got damn lucky that night. Not saying Cooper is better fighter but he had Ali KO'd .

Frazier gave Ali good decking and Norton broke Ali's jaw.

 

This post is full of fail and I will not go as far as to explain why. Please go watch the Ali-Cooper fight and count how many extra seconds Ali had to recover.

 

the greatest chin of all time is hands down Joe Grim. Check him out in Boxing Rec if you need proof. *don't know if that is allowed, to post the link*

but he didn't win very many fights but until late in his career the guy was almost never KO'd. and he even fought the fabled Jack Johnson

 

70, an extra 10 seconds.

 

Marvin Hagler

 

Still top chin in the game, never been down in the amateurs or in his career from 85-07. Only Heavywieght champ in history that could say hes never been down in over 20 years of boxing.

 

He never had trouble taking Hamed punches, who was arguably the hardest hitting featherweight over the last 10 years. McCullough had no business fighting at that weight 9 years ago, never mind sharing it with the worlds best at the time.

Morales' chilling power was at its most potent at super-bantamweight. Again McCullough goes the distance. He even had the cheek to do the Ali shuffle seconds after Morales bounced a combination off his chin.

Harrison maybe never quite had the chilling power that Hamed possessed, but he was a huge featherweight. He dwarfed McCullough physically, which is an understatement actually. McCullough took a serious pounding over the 12 rounds, but again never really looked like going down.

 

How come Mills had to stop it? No way in hell was Oliver hurt, or even in trouble. Lewis landed nothing but glancing shots, and Oliver was never hurt at all. Mcall was making a statement that nothing Lewis had in his arsenal could hurt him. It was like saying "didnt hurt", every time Lewis landed something. Not a bad idea. ... :bbb Mcall was just looking to uncork a big shot right when Lewis got complacent. This was the turning point in Olivers career, and if the fight would've continued as it should, he could've won! Bad stoppage, IMO.

 

Mark Hunts is phenomanel. WHat about Tex Cobb?

 

I like Oliver Mccall myself but the man had a breakdown in the ring, he was obviously not in the right state of mind in that fight. If you watch the fight you will see Mills Lane asking Mccall if he wants to continue, he shook his yes and then no what did you want mills to do in that position.

 

McCall certainly belongs in the discussion when you're talking about the greatest chins of all time - along with Chuvalo, Hagler if you're talking P4P. Like others have said, journeyman Marion Wilson is another.