Top 10 chins p4p

Absolutley. And Ali's jaw against Liston can't be taken into consideration. Simply because Liston never hit him flush or with anything significant, which ties in with what you mentioned above. People are quick to forget that.

McCullough on the otherhand constantly came forward during all his fights. He didn't mind taking punches to get home with his own. His chin was tested during every fight more or less, unlike Ali's. A strong arguement can be made by anyone for another fighter to have a better chin than McCullough only based on longevity and not being stopped over 150 fights or whatever.

 

I don't think you realise that there are many different factors to a knockout other than pure punch resistance.

 

What great blows did Liston and Foreman land on Ali's chin then?

 

Chuvalo was easier to cut.That's like questioning Napoles' chin because of the Backus fight. George was never saved by the bell like Ali had been.

 

I don't think he landed great head shots and Liston barely landed anything that resembled a 'power shot'.

 

Kent Green.


Who knocked Chuvalo down?

 

The why's Cobb above him?

 

Understand something - 'chin' is how well you cope when tagged raw by a powerful shot. Other factors contribute to how well you can survive in a fight, such as cut resistance, reflexes, defensive techniques and smarts (ability to clinch, when to take a knee etc.). Ali's base level of durability upstairs was very good as he could catch shots from big hitters without going down, however he was stunned or downed on multiple occasions and wasn't actually as tested as you might think; when do you remember Ali being hit by a combination? See, that's where the reflexes and defence comes into it.

'Legendary' is Marvin Hagler, Jake LaMotta, Oliver McCall and so on.