who's the most durable boxer?

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  1. lastletter26

    lastletter26 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Vitali Klits has the best chin I've seen in a while. I saw lennox lewis hit him with some of the most BRUTAL SHOTS I have ever seen in my life and he wouldn't let himself be hurt. Even after the boxcutter slice he had over his eye, he wanted to continue and would have defeated lewis. Lennox did the smart thing and retired.

    Also Nigel Benn, Julio Ceasar Chavez, Marvin Hagler, John (boring man) Ruiz, Paul Williams, Glen Johnson ect.....
     
  2. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    If Ruiz wins then he'll be holding on to the WBC title until we're in retirement homes or pushing the daisies. He'll ride his wheelchair right to his opponent and hug them to a SD win.
     
  3. Jim Thome

    Jim Thome Member Full Member

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    vitali, mickey ward, valuev, hopkins, toney
     
  4. jonnyP

    jonnyP Active Member Full Member

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    :patsch his chin as proven to be his weakness as world level
     
  5. ed7890

    ed7890 Col. Hunter Gathers Full Member

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    Pretty sure that was a joke

    Another vote for Wayne McCullough, dont think that guy was ever off his feet in the ring.
     
  6. 46and0

    46and0 It's irrefutable. Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins.
     
  7. horst

    horst Guest

    The guys with the most durability from this era are James Toney, Wayne McCullough and Oliver McCall IMO.

    Toney is overweight and 40+ years old, and he goes toe-to-toe with heavyweight punchers like Peter and Rahman, and doesn't come close to getting stopped. In time, his supernatural durability will be more appreciated than it is now.

    McCullough has absorbed more horrendous beatings and refused to budge than any other boxer I've ever seen.

    McCall gets a special mention because he takes heavyweight punches and never shows any damage.
     
  8. pound

    pound Coqui Radar Full Member

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    james toney is a hard hard *******
     
  9. irishspiceboy

    irishspiceboy Member Full Member

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    yeah mcCullogh, steve collins,chavez snr,juan laporte, hagler, mccall. mercer,

    but probaly jake lamotta, boxing was harder back then
     
  10. box101

    box101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    randall tex cobb an troy dorsey they could take a beating next to none
     
  11. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wayne McCullough, Steve Collins and John Duddy are three Irish fighters that can take serious punishment and still manage to win fights.
     
  12. box101

    box101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ill take steve an definitly wayne first to go twelve with prince both did it aaginst high level opponets butt duddy still suspect lost to billy lyell an hasnt faught any body to date except an old version of campos in ill say uderrated excellent fight but definitly needs higher level fights to be considered one of most durable fighters
     
  13. puertorricane

    puertorricane Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yeah but duran fought the best of the best on the way up DLH picked and choosed who he faced

    :hat
     
  14. Casamayor122

    Casamayor122 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ross Puritty deserves a mention.
     
  15. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chavez was durable as well his career was extremely long for being a pressure fighter.