Which Five Heavyweight Champions Had The Best Chins?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I'll start the ball rolling.Some for consideration
    Oliver McCall
    Jim Jeffries
    Sonny Liston
    George Foreman
    Jess Willard
    Evander Holyfield
    Vitali Klitchko* Version of title

    Who do you say?
     
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  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali is up there.
     
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  3. janitor

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    Among the lineals I see four that stand out:

    Jeffries
    Baer
    Ali
    Holyfield

    There about four or five who you could argue for being the fifth on the list.
     
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  4. mcvey

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    How could I omit one of the obvious choices?
     
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  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Baer is a good pick!
     
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  6. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali
    Foreman
    Holyfield
    Jeffries
    Baer
    Liston
    Tyson
    Holmes

    among the best of all lineal HW champions
     
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  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Very solid!
     
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  8. he grant

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    McCall
    Vitali
    Ali
    Holyfield
    Mercer (if he counts) .. if not Foreman

    These to me are the ones tested by major heavyweight hitters ..
     
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  9. Glass City Cobra

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    If were limited to just 5 only gun to the head, these 5 for sure have to be included.
     
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  10. juppity

    juppity Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pinklon Thomas deserves serious consideration. Only on the canvas once and it took a prime Tyson 15 consecutive punches to do it.
     
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  11. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jeffries, then willar d and baer
     
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  12. he grant

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    You are correct .. he had a monster chin ..
     
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  13. Fergy

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    Ali
    Foreman
    Vitali
    Jeffries
    Baer
    For lineal
    For alphabet
    Pinklon Thomas
    Mercer
    McCall
     
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  14. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    All known for terrific chins for sure .. but there is a big proven difference between getting hit by Max Schmeling or 170 pound Fitz or getting hit by a Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson or George Foreman.
     
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  15. Sting like a bean

    Sting like a bean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    No Ali? Surely he's up there. Ali, Holyfield and Foreman are the ones who sprang immediately to my mind. Tyson probably belongs somewhere near the top as well.
     
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