Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
I'm with Samson 3000 on this, any fighter can be knocked down if caught right, it has as much to do with balance and momentum as it does chin.

What truly seperates the greats is their ability to recover. Ali showed amazing powers of recovery, although he was saved by the bell in his first fight with Cooper. :P

Still there arn't many able to absorb punisment more than him.

I think George Foreman is definitely up there and Evander Holyfield.
I know Ali's was great at recovering and he had loads of heart which is why he could get up off
the deck and win, but fighters like Tito did the same! Ali was a great fighter and possibly no1 Heavy of all time but imo his chin was not the greatest