Who has the best Chin of this bunch

The point is the ****er actually GOT UP!

Iron Chin!!!

 

Bernard Hopkins. He has been at the pinnacle of the sport for 15 years now, has had so many world title fights with so many great fighters, he went 12 rounds with a prime Roy Jones, he is a career middle who has fought at the top level at lightheavy, and he has been on the canvas only twice, and that was at least partially due to high altitude conditions. Guys like Trinidad, Pavlik and Tarver couldn't put a dent in him. His chin is more proven than any other on the list. I remember specifically him taking a huge clean hook to the head in the second Antwun Echols fight, and just brushing it off. It was highly impressive.


You should have James Toney on that list though. He blows everyone on it out of the water with regards to chin. He is on another level to that list, he stands alongside guys like LaMotta and Chuvalo.

 

Despite the fact that he takes so few clean shots? I don't think so. His defense is one of the best ever. Shane, on the other hand, regularly trades with mother****ers and has only been down once in his 17 year pro career.

 

I voted Baldomir, that chin is freakishly hard...I think he is using PED's lol

 

Yes, but the time he was down he was very, very nearly out. Hopkins has never in his entire career been anywhere close to as affected by any punch.

James Toney is in another league to both of them chin-wise.

 

Dude, Hopkins doesn't take hardly any punches at all, and never does he ever trade bombs. Shane regularly does, and his chin is far more tested.

JT does have a world class chin, although a lot of that has to do with how relaxed he is and his ability to roll with punches.

 

I agree, Hopkins hardly takes any punches. So what? The thread-question isn't asking who takes the most clean punches, it's asking who has the best chin, ie who takes a clean shot best. Hopkins takes a clean shot better than Shane because Shane has been very nearly knocked out whereas Bernard never has been even remotely close to that condition from a punch. Hopkins has been hit cleanly with the best punches of Echols and Taylor, and never went down, and those two were decent bangers at 160. Guys like Jones, Trinidad, Tarver and Pavlik did sneak a clean shot or two in on Hopkins, and never came close to hurting him never mind stopping him. It's stupid to say he never has been hit cleanly, of course he has, just not often. And to say he never trades bombs is silly too, someone with a B-Hop avatar should know he often traded bombs in the 90s before he got too old to go 12 rounds at a rapid pace and switched to a more defensive style. Would a Vernon Forrest standard puncher/fighter at middleweight have any version of Hopkins doing the chicken dance, even if he did land cleanly?? Think again chum.

Toney has a better chin because... he has a better chin. Whether he utilizes a shoulder roll is irrelevant, as is his composure, the fact is the guy has been standing toe-to-toe with the best middles to heavys for 20 years, and has never been close to being stopped. He has never been as hurt as Mosley was vs Forrest, and he has been in the ring as a fat old former middleweight trading shots with a prime Sam Peter. Another level entirely.

 

Its hard to say because some guys never really got hit very good like Hopkins. The best shot he ever took was a cheap shot on the break from Echols and he took it well.


Now mayorga has given free shots to Trinidad and Forrest. Seriously he gave trinidad like 2 or 3 free shots and just sat there and ate them, he is ****ing nuts. And it took a body shot for Trinidad to eventually stop him.

DLH also deserves a mention, especially now that Pac's power has been proven. Pac landed on him at will all night and he was never floored. Look at how Hatton and Cotto reacted to the same punches. Cotto was dropped and he he lasted longer than DLH because he was able to use movement to get away where as DLH was just standing there takign it all night.

 

No offense but I doubt this kind of thread. Everyone will sure have their basis depending if these fighters on the list already got KOed or took a knee in each respective boxing careers. Some we may know have fought good adversaries and some were easy pickers, and some were simply good on their defensive skills.

 

baldomir does not have an iron chin, dude got dropped by cruz and hurt badly by some other guy i cant remember.

 

I voted for Mosley because i feel he has been in with the best punchers and has only ever been hurt once. He also has a bit of a leaky defence although not on a par with Baldomir and Margarito's face block. I dont think you can vote for a guy like Hopkins or Mayweather who have such great defence.

 

I Might be mistaken but I think oscar wins this poll by a long way , he has been in with the biggest punchers , and highest quality in this group , and has been stopped only by a body shot , Baldomirs Head might be hard , but he hasnt really fought any big punchers in their primes.

 

Of those guys, Baldomir, but I'd still put Glen Johnson ahead of any of them. He's faced a lot of prime big punchers, has a style where he gets hit in the face a lot, and has never been down or seriously hurt that I know of.

 

Yeah, good pick. Only time I remember seeing him seriously hurt was to the body against Hopkins. Though Tarver did seem to stun him on a few occassions in their first fight, but nothing too serious. I know Johnson was reportedly down against Omar Sheika, but from what I heard it was a bogus call.

 

DLH!


Baldomir was never in with a huge puncher so IMO his beard as good as it was is overrated!