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James toney,ali,sugar ray robinson,hagler,eubank snr,froch,chuvelo lamotta take your pick ;)

Stuarty30 wrote:Wayne McCullough always springs to mind whenever talking about great chins. He was a tough little guy and was in with some big hitters around the lower weight classes.

Vitali Klitschko appeared immovable at times. THAT upercut from Lewis nearly decapitated him and he just took it and came back. Every time I watch it I still can't quite believe it!

Calzaghe also had a great chin. Glenn Johnson probably deserves a mention.

THAT uppercut was unbelievable. How did he take that.
I can still remember the noise aswell. Sounded like a meteorite had landed.
Vitali and McCall get my vote.

Emile Griffith got battered by some of the biggest punchers of all time and always seemed to get to the final bell (only recall him stopped once or twice)
Got stopped late by Monzon but also went the distance with him.
Distance with Napoles.
I wrote this before I checked his record but his record will be littered with loads of punchers that didn't put him down.

Edit-checked now. A few more to add to the list.

Alan Minter
Bennie Briscoe
Vito Antuofermo
Tony Mundine
Dick Tiger
Nino Benvenuti
Don Fullmer
Kid Paret.

Only question mark is hurricane carter caught him flush and cold for a 1st round TKO when he went up a weight early doors.

And, very surprising, but I'd have to admit

Charly Zelenof, how he received a smash on his face that threw him back like 3 or 4 meters away and he was just sitting there, being scared, but fully aware! I would have probably broken my neck, or at least been in coma for a week, but he wasn't.

Wayne McCullough had a ridiculous chin

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Cobb and McCall almost had an unreal ability to take a punch.

Hagler clearly had a great chin.

Chuvalo took some massive shots too and to listen to him speak in his later years, clear as a bell unlike a lot of other boxers who shipped punishment.

There was a dude from Paraguay, I think - Juan Carlos Giminez, he fought Benn and a handful of other decent guys. I remember Benn hitting him numerous times flush and the fella barely even blinked. Calzaghe stopped him but I think he broke one of his ribs or at least it was a combination of body shots due to his unreal chin.

Juan Carlos Gomez had a decent set of whiskers too, I think he only two stoppage losses came right at the end of his career when he was old and well out of his old fighting weight.

Toney had a good chin but he was very difficult to catch cleanly and was good at fighting in the pocket and not taking shots flush. Reggie Johnson also had a good chin, he got cracked with some good shots over his career and I don't think he was ever down. He was another guy that was hard to hit clean too. Guthrie hit him with some big shots and he didn't go down.

Wharton had a great chin.

orbtastic wrote:Cobb and McCall almost had an unreal ability to take a punch.

Hagler clearly had a great chin.

Chuvalo took some massive shots too and to listen to him speak in his later years, clear as a bell unlike a lot of other boxers who shipped punishment.

There was a dude from Paraguay, I think - Juan Carlos Giminez, he fought Benn and a handful of other decent guys. I remember Benn hitting him numerous times flush and the fella barely even blinked. Calzaghe stopped him but I think he broke one of his ribs or at least it was a combination of body shots due to his unreal chin.

Juan Carlos Gomez had a decent set of whiskers too, I think he only two stoppage losses came right at the end of his career when he was old and well out of his old fighting weight.

Toney had a good chin but he was very difficult to catch cleanly and was good at fighting in the pocket and not taking shots flush. Reggie Johnson also had a good chin, he got cracked with some good shots over his career and I don't think he was ever down. He was another guy that was hard to hit clean too. Guthrie hit him with some big shots and he didn't go down.

Wharton had a great chin.

I couldn't say Wharton or I'd have been lynched and forced to move into a caravan....

I know mate, I thought I'd save you the bother.

He had a good chin and having seen all his televised fights, I don't think that anyone had him down or wobbled. Eubank did his eye but he didn't hurt him. Benn was hitting him with some good right hands but they just kinda budged him sideways a bit.

Oh and don't forget about Riddick Bowe

orbtastic wrote:I know mate, I thought I'd save you the bother.

He had a good chin and having seen all his televised fights, I don't think that anyone had him down or wobbled. Eubank did his eye but he didn't hurt him. Benn was hitting him with some good right hands but they just kinda budged him sideways a bit.

Nardiello floored him. Henry said he was caught square on and it didn't even hurt. Some of the Benn shots were mad. To this day, he'll never say who hit hardest, just says "me dad". He probably did.

Has anyone mentioned Chauncey Welliver? Now there's a bloke who can take a lickin' and keep on tickin". Lovely bloke on all accounts too.

McCall
Eubank Snr
- That have been mentioned.... some others worth a mention.
McCullough
Cesar Soto
Hopkins
Joe Bugner could take a lot of shots also.

Tocker Pudwill?

More seriously, Mccall, Tua, Ali and Ike Ibeabucci at heavyweight. Honerable mentions for Holyfield and James Toney too.

At Super Middleweight Eubank Snr, Calzaghe and Froch had great chins. Kessler took a very good shot to.

Ali had a tremendous chin,although he was put on the floor a few times he had amazing powers of recuperation,i know its already been said a thousand times but the left hook that Frazier put him down with in their 1st fight would've finished most HWs,especially for it to be in the last round of a tough,gruelling 15 rounder where Frazier never gave him a moments peace,Ali was up by about 4 and his head looked clear considering it must have been a hurtful shot,he was badly wobbled a couple of rounds earlier by the same shot and did very well to stay on his feet

orbtastic wrote:Cobb and McCall almost had an unreal ability to take a punch.

Hagler clearly had a great chin.

Chuvalo took some massive shots too and to listen to him speak in his later years, clear as a bell unlike a lot of other boxers who shipped punishment.

There was a dude from Paraguay, I think - Juan Carlos Giminez, he fought Benn and a handful of other decent guys. I remember Benn hitting him numerous times flush and the fella barely even blinked. Calzaghe stopped him but I think he broke one of his ribs or at least it was a combination of body shots due to his unreal chin.

Juan Carlos Gomez had a decent set of whiskers too, I think he only two stoppage losses came right at the end of his career when he was old and well out of his old fighting weight.

Toney had a good chin but he was very difficult to catch cleanly and was good at fighting in the pocket and not taking shots flush. Reggie Johnson also had a good chin, he got cracked with some good shots over his career and I don't think he was ever down. He was another guy that was hard to hit clean too. Guthrie hit him with some big shots and he didn't go down.

Wharton had a great chin.

Didn't Roy Jones knock Reggie Johnson down?

mickey1975 wrote:

orbtastic wrote:I know mate, I thought I'd save you the bother.

He had a good chin and having seen all his televised fights, I don't think that anyone had him down or wobbled. Eubank did his eye but he didn't hurt him. Benn was hitting him with some good right hands but they just kinda budged him sideways a bit.

Nardiello floored him. Henry said he was caught square on and it didn't even hurt. Some of the Benn shots were mad. To this day, he'll never say who hit hardest, just says "me dad". He probably did.

I remember watching it on T.V. Henry was down on one knee for a count of eight or nine seconds.

Eubank Sr has to be in the top 10.

He'd take flush shots from Triple G and keep going. If Jr. has inherited his chin, that fight isn't as one sided as people think.

TheLeprechaun wrote:Eubank Sr has to be in the top 10.

He'd take flush shots from Triple G and keep going. If Jr. has inherited his chin, that fight isn't as one sided as people think.

Jr. gives him an 'arrogant pasting'?

He's not exactly going to be missing GGG with his shots is he. He can load up on uppercuts and expect to land cleanly all night. If he can't take what GGG will land the fight won't go long though. I certainly wouldn't write him off entirely as you seem to be quick to do. I think you'd pick Sebastian Heiland over Eubank

I wouldn't actually

Teddy's Toupee wrote:

orbtastic wrote:Cobb and McCall almost had an unreal ability to take a punch.

Hagler clearly had a great chin.

Chuvalo took some massive shots too and to listen to him speak in his later years, clear as a bell unlike a lot of other boxers who shipped punishment.

There was a dude from Paraguay, I think - Juan Carlos Giminez, he fought Benn and a handful of other decent guys. I remember Benn hitting him numerous times flush and the fella barely even blinked. Calzaghe stopped him but I think he broke one of his ribs or at least it was a combination of body shots due to his unreal chin.

Juan Carlos Gomez had a decent set of whiskers too, I think he only two stoppage losses came right at the end of his career when he was old and well out of his old fighting weight.

Toney had a good chin but he was very difficult to catch cleanly and was good at fighting in the pocket and not taking shots flush. Reggie Johnson also had a good chin, he got cracked with some good shots over his career and I don't think he was ever down. He was another guy that was hard to hit clean too. Guthrie hit him with some big shots and he didn't go down.

Wharton had a great chin.

Didn't Roy Jones knock Reggie Johnson down?

BEST PUNCHER – Lamar Parks: The best punchers I must acknowledge are the ones who knocked me down, Eric Williams, Victor Walker, Ismael Negron, Eddie Hall and Roy Jones. Speed generates power and the punch you don’t see is the one that knocks you down. Three other hard punchers I must mention that didn’t knock me down are Jorge Castro, William Guthrie and, my friend and former foe, the late Julio Gonzalez, Rest in peace, champ. We love and miss you.

[If I had to pick, it would be between] Lamar Parks and William Guthrie. Lamar hit me with a body shot that I should have won an acting award due to him not knowing how bad that punch affected me. Likewise Guthrie hit me on more than one occasion and he had no idea how I felt from the head and body punches he landed on me. I’d go with Lamar Parks.

http://www.ringtv.com/393733-best-ive-f ... e-johnson/

Hector Camacho is worth a mention.