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Out of all the ATGs what one do you think had the worst punch resistance?

Norris.

Floyd Patterson and then Joe Louis, (although I wouldnt classified them as chinny) visited the canvas more than any other Heavyweight greats I believe.

Not sure I would consider Norris an all time great, but he would indeed be #1 if I did.

Lennox Lewis

Tippy Larkin

I was going to say either Floyd Patterson or Lennox Lewis - but in their defence they did fight in the Heaviest punching division.

Larry Holmes enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas.

keithmoonhangover wrote:Larry Holmes enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas.

Larry Holmes was chinny?

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:Larry Holmes enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas.

Larry Holmes was chinny?

I didn't say that Saad.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:Larry Holmes enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas.

Larry Holmes was chinny?

Not to mention the chinniest ATG?

keithmoonhangover wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:Larry Holmes enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas.

Larry Holmes was chinny?

I didn't say that Saad.

Heat is an incredibly overrated Movie.

keithmoonhangover wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:Larry Holmes enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas.

Larry Holmes was chinny?

I didn't say that Saad.

Why would you put it in a thread about the chinniest ATG?
Ali enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas, too.
So did Pryor.

Rover wrote:Why would you put it in a thread about the chinniest ATG?
Ali enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas, too.
So did Pryor.

I was just passing as comment. Is that against the law?

keithmoonhangover wrote:

Rover wrote:Why would you put it in a thread about the chinniest ATG?
Ali enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas, too.
So did Pryor.

I was just passing as comment. Is that against the law?

No, but Saad was reasonable based on the circumstances to believe you'd called Holmes chinny.

Rover wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:

Rover wrote:Why would you put it in a thread about the chinniest ATG?
Ali enjoyed the odd trip to the canvas, too.
So did Pryor.

I was just passing as comment. Is that against the law?

No, but Saad was reasonable based on the circumstances to believe you'd called Holmes chinny.

Depends on your definition of chinny.

There aren't any that would suit Holmes.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:There aren't any that would suit Holmes.

Only stopped by a prime Tyson after nearly two years off...'nuff said.

I'd say Patterson off the top of my head.

Floyd Patterson

Patterson jumped in to my mind too. I'm sure we're all forgetting someone though.

I think of fighters who probably didn't get to the top strictly because of their beard. The guy that comes to mind is Ruby Goldstein. He did get belted out by Ace Hudkins and Jimmy McClarnin but he also got belted out a few more times by guys he shouldn't have been. He was on a tear before these setbacks started happening. He was considered a can't miss prospect.

I am merely tossing this out here because I am not sure if it warrants any merit but what do we make of Roy Jones Junior`s chin? Clearly it wasn`t tested in the early stages of his career but later on we have become accustomed to him getting starched.

Jpreisser wrote:I am merely tossing this out here because I am not sure if it warrants any merit but what do we make of Roy Jones Junior`s chin? Clearly it wasn`t tested in the early stages of his career but later on we have become accustomed to him getting starched.

Don't know if you can glean he had a bad chin in his prime. He was a champ for over a decade before he was first stopped.

Jpreisser wrote:I am merely tossing this out here because I am not sure if it warrants any merit but what do we make of Roy Jones Junior`s chin? Clearly it wasn`t tested in the early stages of his career but later on we have become accustomed to him getting starched.

I don't think his jump up to heavyweight and then back down to light heavyweight done him a lot of favours. That coupled with him getting on in years and losing his edge. He was 35 when he fight got stopped and he has continued to fight when he should have jacked it in. A younger and fresher Jones wouldn't have got KO'd by Tarver or Johnson.