Who had the best chin out of Greb, Hagler, Monzon?

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  1. Thirdtonunn24

    Thirdtonunn24 Member Full Member

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    I am going to give this a try.
    Imo, it’s Greb. Not only did he fight the longest out of the three, but unlike Hagler and Monzon who rarely had trouble throughout their career, Greb suffered more punishment, specifically from a LHW Gene Tunney. And was still able to keep himself up and last all 10RD.

    But out of those three, Greb is the only one who’s been TKO’d and KD’d 8 different times so I don’t really know.
     
  2. Mod-Mania

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  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Greb on paper but I've never seen any footage of him so I can't comment.

    Monzon has been hurt considerably vs Briscoe and knocked down in fights, I don't think I've ever seen Hagler visibly hurt or wobbled and hes never been legitimately knocked down either.

    So I'll go with Hagler over Monzon just......
     
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  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Well Greb fought heavies and wasnt stopped by them,so I pick him.
     
  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I'd say Hagler but as mcvey pointed out, Greb fought the big boys and didn't get stopped, so..
     
  6. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hagler's chin never folded or even creased against anyone. No knockdowns (and no that was not a real KD).

    It's definitely Hagler.
     
  7. The one

    The one Member Full Member

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    Took the hitman‘s best and did not go down.
     
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  8. lufcrazy

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    Greb, I've seen him take some solid shots off heavyweights and not even blink.

    Hagler and Monzon were very solid durable middleweights but they were never tested at an unlimited weight class.

    The left hooks Greb took flush on the chin from Rojas in the 3rd and 9th were thrown with mean intentions and I'm not sure Monzon or Hagler would have eaten them.
     
  9. FreddieGibbs

    FreddieGibbs Active Member Full Member

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    I would say Greb. Not many chins I would say were better than his period
     
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  10. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    With all due respect, Carlos Monzon had only been decked in his last title defense against Rodrigo Valdes on July 30 1977 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, he was decked by a wicked right hand by Valdes in round 2, then took a quick two count by the referee Roland Dakin, Monzon then proceeded to cut and punish Valdes for the remainder of their title bout, winning a unanimous 15 round decision to retain his World Middleweight Title, then announced his retirement on August 29 1977 after nearly a 7 year reign as champion, plus 14 successful As for the title defense against Bennie Briscoe on Nov 11 1972, you are correct, Monzon was staggered by a right hand but demonstrated his resilience and experience by holding onto Briscoe as he watched the timeclock up above the ring at Luna Park Arena in Buenos Aires Argentina, allowing his head to clear, which it did. Also to Monzon's credit, he fought Briscoe when he was a dangerous contender close to his prime. Marvelous Marvin Hagler defeated Briscoe in August 1978 on points when Bad Bennie had seen better days, no longer a prime contender as he was in November 1972. Juan Roldan says hi to the Marvelous one. It does not matter, Roldan's knockdown of Hagler was counted as a knockdown by the referee. I would have to with Harry Greb on this thread.
     
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  11. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don’t know how anyone could argue against Greb, for this reason.
     
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  12. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I would have to say Greb.

    He fought bigger men, and he also fought much more often than the other two men.
     
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  13. JohnThomas1

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    It's definitely Hagler over Monzon as Monzon was dropped by Valdez and hurt badly by Briscoe. Monzon is up there but Hagler was beyond.

    It may well be Greb, absolutely, but i can only read about the punches he took. Visually it's Hagler.
     
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  14. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Where did you see Greb take those punches?
     
  15. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Flash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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