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Orlando Salido has my vote.
Knocked out or stopped about 4 times in his first three years.
60 + fights later and he is still banging with young guns.
Gamboa, Junanma, Lomanchenko, Garcia and most recent Francisco Vargas.
Hasn't slowed yet. Never heard him speak, does he slur? Or his speech is fine?
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Salido= Durable.
Old school James Toney was durable for close to 20 years. Fell off around S Peter
69-5-3.
Up till then JT= Durable.
Hmm, i wanna say:
-Juan Manuel Marquez considering length of his career, the pacquiao wars and that hes gone up in weight too. Only now is the rusty wheel getting him.
- Bradley - considering who hes been in with and the punishment get took
- by association, does that mean Provo makes the list?
- Kessler
- Mickey Ward?
- Jesse james leija
- Id say corley but he's kind of just getting walked down these days unless he takes an extreme softy.
- Gotta put holyfield in there.
Or is this for only current fighters?
Randal Tex Cobb shit a tough guy remember Larry Holmes hitting him for fun,! Never moved him remember Larry saying his hand were sore hitting him, and Cobb say let's do it again now after the fight.
Far back to prove ya point.
My criteria would include JMM for sure 23 years 64 fights in the game is ridiculous!!. Not Bradley. 12 years 35+ fights is standard career.
Old school, Holy all day long!
They just ain't durable like the old school. Salido in that sense...is a throwback fighter. Not so much skillwise, but durability.
1. George Foreman
2. Marvin Hagler
3. Julio Ceasar Chavez
4. BHop
5. Shane Mosely
6. James Toney
7. Evander Holyfield
8. JMM
9. Muhammed Ali
10. Glen Johnson
Those are not in order. Just typed them as I thought of them.
Trying to steer away from guys who just take beatings but it's hard ;D
Jorge Castro
Chang
Holyfield
Al Cole
McCullough
Juan Laporte
Johnny Tapia
Yaqui Lopez
Vince Phillips
Carbajal
The Atomic Bull had a insane durability about him.
James Toney.
Marvin Hagler.
The 3 best chins I have seen.
off the top of my head.
Ali
Holyfield
Froch
Eubank Sr.
Bradley
Provo
Hagler
Roberto Duran would still be fighting if he did not have that car accident. He has freakish genes where he did not bleed, bruise or lose his desire to fight.
Hopkins and Hagler come to mind. Philly fighters are tough S.O.B's.
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Originally Posted by Master
The only legend that could get away with that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilkeyjoeNo MasQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
Amazingly I haven't seen any of his hundreds of fights. Losses and all, Reggie Strickland had to have an enduring spirit to have so many fights.
A dozen replies and no mention of LaMotta.
Durable in the ring and in life.
I saw Jake Lamotta around 2012 I think...As he was being wheeled into Grazi's Pub (Rocky Graziano) he was throwing punches at everybody's nuts! Funny stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepwalker
Robert Guerrero has a very underrated chin.
The White Rhino has a hard head, I think he would be the first to admit that he lacks skill but has a homer Simpson style cranium
Never forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
I'll give you that, but the guy had a chin. Took bombs from a prime Salido, when many others have folded, among others. Only stopped in his last fight, well above best weight and age. Another guy who stepped up from 135 to 147, like Mikey is wanting to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Guerrero was exciting and showed promise but was a let down moving up. Yes had a good chin.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaI'll give you that, but the guy had a chin. Took bombs from a prime Salido, when many others have folded, among others. Only stopped in his last fight, well above best weight and age. Another guy who stepped up from 135 to 147, like Mikey is wanting to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Canelo and Golovkin seem to be durable fighters which is why I think their fights will always go the distance.
Agree, just thinking that Guerrero's chin gets a little underrated in these types of topics. Thought I'd show 'The Ghost' some love.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterGuerrero was exciting and showed promise but was a let down moving up. Yes had a good chin.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaI'll give you that, but the guy had a chin. Took bombs from a prime Salido, when many others have folded, among others. Only stopped in his last fight, well above best weight and age. Another guy who stepped up from 135 to 147, like Mikey is wanting to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Canelo and Golovkin seem to be durable fighters which is why I think their fights will always go the distance.
We all have soft spots for our fights, Batman has the new white rhino, I like Sam Eggington.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaAgree, just thinking that Guerrero's chin gets a little underrated in these types of topics. Thought I'd show 'The Ghost' some love.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterGuerrero was exciting and showed promise but was a let down moving up. Yes had a good chin.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaI'll give you that, but the guy had a chin. Took bombs from a prime Salido, when many others have folded, among others. Only stopped in his last fight, well above best weight and age. Another guy who stepped up from 135 to 147, like Mikey is wanting to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Canelo and Golovkin seem to be durable fighters which is why I think their fights will always go the distance.
I was never much of a Guerrero fan, he had a nice run there after the Salido fight up until Floyd. I just think his chin was very durable and doesn't really get mentioned a lot in these modern discussions.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterWe all have soft spots for our fights, Batman has the new white rhino, I like Sam Eggington.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaAgree, just thinking that Guerrero's chin gets a little underrated in these types of topics. Thought I'd show 'The Ghost' some love.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterGuerrero was exciting and showed promise but was a let down moving up. Yes had a good chin.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaI'll give you that, but the guy had a chin. Took bombs from a prime Salido, when many others have folded, among others. Only stopped in his last fight, well above best weight and age. Another guy who stepped up from 135 to 147, like Mikey is wanting to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Canelo and Golovkin seem to be durable fighters which is why I think their fights will always go the distance.
Ray Mercer does an interview in this weeks boxing news and he was one durable fighter. He says the shots he took from Tommy Morrison was insane after seeing them in his fight but during the fight they were nothing compared to Lennox's blows.
For all you posters who seem to believe boxing started in 1980, look up these guys and their records of being stopped or knocked down.
- Carmen Basilio. ...
- Jake LaMotta. ...
- Kid Gavilan. ...
- Oliver McCall ...
- George Chuvalo. ...
- Pancho Villa ...
- Panama Al Brown .....
- Rocky Marciano. ...
- Harry Greb.
- Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Ill admit to being the only one who thought he did half way decent v Mayweather ;D, all things considered we knew he was in over his head but he actually took a few rounds off him.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Always liked him even more so late in career. Early heck as bit of a billy goat and massaged some rules lets say but fought all comers. He also goes in the category of guys who didn't tip toe around going up two divisions. No bs catch weights or such, he just jumped over 140 and grabbed a trinket that got him the lottery. When his chin finally cracked it cracked badly in the end.
Yea he was totally shot by the Figueroa fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicoliIll admit to being the only one who thought he did half way decent v Mayweather ;D, all things considered we knew he was in over his head but he actually took a few rounds off him.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterNever forgive him for his lame effort against Floyd. He talked a good game but fought like a wimp. He should have jumped on him as he did with Berto to try and win that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Always liked him even more so late in career. Early heck as bit of a billy goat and massaged some rules lets say but fought all comers. He also goes in the category of guys who didn't tip toe around going up two divisions. No bs catch weights or such, he just jumped over 140 and grabbed a trinket that got him the lottery. When his chin finally cracked it cracked badly in the end.