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    Default Re: Great chins. Great fighters have them.

    Disagreed.

    Great fighters have only one obligation: to win fights.

    To win fights, one must protect their weaknesses by fighting in a way that he is most proficient in and maximizes his chance of winning.

    If a fighter has a questionable chin but solid defence that prevents his opponent from landing a flush KO blow, then his weakness is a non-issue.

    Roy Jones had a questionable chin but went 15 years without a real loss and won belts from middleweight to heavyweight. Anyone who says he isn't a great fighter is insane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
    Disagreed.

    Great fighters have only one obligation: to win fights.

    To win fights, one must protect their weaknesses by fighting in a way that he is most proficient in and maximizes his chance of winning.

    If a fighter has a questionable chin but solid defence that prevents his opponent from landing a flush KO blow, then his weakness is a non-issue.

    Roy Jones had a questionable chin but went 15 years without a real loss and won belts from middleweight to heavyweight. Anyone who says he isn't a great fighter is insane.
    We can agree on one thing for sure, there is only one Roy Jones. Right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    If you are a fighter you need a good chin. If you are a great fighter you need a great chin!

    Here are few who had terrific chins. Add to the list or rearrange them.
    1. Marvelous Marvin Hagler
    2. Harry Greb
    3. Rocky Marciano
    4. George Chuvalo
    5. Julio Cesar Chavez
    6. Carlos Monzon
    7. Kid Gavilan
    8. Jake LaMatta
    9. Carmen Basillo
    10. Gene Fullmer
    11. Sam Langford
    12. Daniel Zaragoza
    13. James Toney
    14. Sugar Ray Robinson
    15. Tommy Farr

    I don't want to argue but I do want you opinions.
    Good list; I would put Robinson at 1 because the man was only knocked out by age and heat exhaustion. I would put Mike McCallum, Hopkins, and Vitali on the list. Oliver McCall and Hector Camacho are honorable mention.

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    Default Re: Great chins. Great fighters have them.

    Muhammad Ali to take the bombs of Frazier, Foreman, Shavers, etc.....
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

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    Default Re: Great chins. Great fighters have them.

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Muhammad Ali to take the bombs of Frazier, Foreman, Shavers, etc.....
    Larry Holmes had a outstanding chin.

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    Default Re: Great chins. Great fighters have them.

    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
    Disagreed.

    Great fighters have only one obligation: to win fights.

    To win fights, one must protect their weaknesses by fighting in a way that he is most proficient in and maximizes his chance of winning.

    If a fighter has a questionable chin but solid defence that prevents his opponent from landing a flush KO blow, then his weakness is a non-issue.

    Roy Jones had a questionable chin but went 15 years without a real loss and won belts from middleweight to heavyweight. Anyone who says he isn't a great fighter is insane.
    We can agree on one thing for sure, there is only one Roy Jones. Right?
    Fo sho.

    But Wlad is an all-time great heavyweight!

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    Default Re: Great chins. Great fighters have them.

    Quote Originally Posted by roberto duran legend View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Muhammad Ali to take the bombs of Frazier, Foreman, Shavers, etc.....
    Larry Holmes had a outstanding chin.
    I would say Holmes and Ali had brilliant recuperative powers, while a McCall or Chuvalo had 'great chins'. Although their chins were sound, Ali had issues with left hooks, and Holmes with right hands. But Ali always got up and it took a prime Tyson to beat a 38 year old Holmes, without a fight for nearly two years to keep him down.
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    Default Re: Great chins. Great fighters have them.

    Quote Originally Posted by Britkid View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by roberto duran legend View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Muhammad Ali to take the bombs of Frazier, Foreman, Shavers, etc.....
    Larry Holmes had a outstanding chin.
    I would say Holmes and Ali had brilliant recuperative powers, while a McCall or Chuvalo had 'great chins'. Although their chins were sound, Ali had issues with left hooks, and Holmes with right hands. But Ali always got up and it took a prime Tyson to beat a 38 year old Holmes, without a fight for nearly two years to keep him down.
    If it is true Holmes was vulnerable to right hands then Tyson would have got to Holmes sooner or later.
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

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