Top 10 HW Chins Of All-Time

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Showstopper97, Nov 21, 2023.


  1. CharlieFirpo85

    CharlieFirpo85 Member Full Member

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    Excellent lists so far :) Mike Tyson had a damn good chin aswell. Slightly better than Holyfield. But he had bad recovery capabilities. + Once he gut hurt he tended to freeze and was the easiest target to hit. Ali & Holmes had it all: chin, fast and fully recovery, body shot resistance, effective surviving instincts and "emergency defense".
     
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  3. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I don't agree with most of your posts but I like that you mentioned Liston who's always missing in threads like these, though his chin was magnificent and he absolutely deserves a mention. He was only undisputedly dropped once, very late in his career and likely in his 40s with a vicious combo.

    "Williams hit Liston with a left hook that would have finished any other man" Gross remembered. "It would have torn some fighters hears off. Liston just blinked and came right back."

    Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54152307/fort-lauderdale-news/
     
  4. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    No particular order
    Ali
    Chuvalo
    Mercer
    McCall
    Foreman
    Liston
    Vitali
    Holyfield
    Cobb
    Ibeabuchi
     
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  5. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    In No Order:
    Ali
    Chuvalo
    Foreman
    Cobb
    Holyfield
    Mercer
    McCall
    Wilson
    Tua
    Wach
     
  6. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Vitali does not belong in that list. his reputation of chin is only from 1 fight. he rarely got got hit with a power punch and even almost never flush.his chin is not proven enough to be ranked among the best of all times