Who were the iron-chinned fighters before the 50's ?

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    After the 50's you had extremely tough fighter's like Hagler, Monzon, Napoles, McCall, Chuvalo, Cobb, Mercer.

    I know there were some very durable guys like LaMotta, Greb, Loughran, Robinson and others, but were there heavyweights like the ones mentioned above who were never floored or only when they were past their 40's?
     
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  2. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jeffries.
     
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  3. Jbuz

    Jbuz Belt folder Full Member

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    Lamotta arguably has the best chin ever.

    Jeffires, Joe Grim.
     
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  4. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Paulino Uzcaden ( Apart from Joe Louis Blastout )

    Tommy Farr
     
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  5. Mega Lamps

    Mega Lamps Well-Known Member Full Member

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  6. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Joe Grim was floored multiple times ,but he was a D list fighter ,meeting A list men often up to heavyweight. Joey Maxim had a great chin,only kod once ,by hitter Hatchet man Shepard,and he met some big punchers .
     
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  8. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    While some excellent picks are made, none of the quite had the durability that McCall or Chuvalo had (when confined to heavyweight).
     
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  9. Dempsey1238

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  10. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Baer was close. 84 fights and only counted out once, against Joe Louis. And Baer was completely conscious for that one, too.
     
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  11. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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  12. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jeffries, Dempsey, Baer, Fitzsimmons seemed to have a decent chin from the films Ive seen. He took some hard Corbett left hooks.
     
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  13. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Les Darcy was reputedly never dropped or even hurt in the 50 fights he had as a teenager against grown men,so it's safe to assume his chin was iron.
     
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  14. RoccoMarciano

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    Fitzsimmons. I think a few Jack Dempseys were pretty solid chinwise as well.
     
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  15. Marciano Frazier

    Marciano Frazier Well-Known Member Full Member

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    One lesser-known guy who people likely aren't going to think of is Obie Walker, who was a colored heavyweight champ/contender from the '30s and '40s. He was never floored or stopped that I know of in over 60 pro fights, and faced guys like Tony Galento, George Godfrey, and a young Elmer Ray.
     
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