Well I will maintain my position that Peter is a very hard puncher, I don't think too many would disagree with that.

Now we're onto Wlad's chin by the looks of it.

I noticed even that Classic fool from Boxing News 24 VG_Addict made a thread here regarding Wlad's chin.

Let's take a look at it. Wladimir for a start has now 65? fights all of them 200+ and within the most power-trained and heftiest era in history. That's the most numerous and combined heaviest real HW record of any boxer of all time. And in that time he only 3 times, just THREE was stopped.

One of those was not really a legitimate loss, he would have fallen over anyway a few moments later, he finished the fight on his feet anyway (was not canvas KO'd) even despite the illness.

Of the 2 remaining losses, one of them was a gas out, that is not a chin issue. Otherwise you'd be claiming Foreman had a glass jaw as well!

The remaining loss was against a 6'4" 226lb very fast and aggressive southpaw with a cracker punch. Wlad did not prepare properly as he underestimated him and was taken by surprise and hurt before he could work out the awkward opponent. This marks the only occasion where Wlad was in fact dropped by raw punching power.

But wait there's more to the story! Not only was Sanders no featherfist, unlike some other boxers who have been KO'd be lesser punchers, not only did Wladimir get up several times and still finished the fight on his feet but the whole thing was in fact kicked off by the first hook that was sandwiched by a massive headbutt. That would have badly hurt anybody!

And then there's Peter, a very hard puncher, just look at him! And Wlad got up several times, showing both heart AND chin, to win the fight!

He's only been down a handful of other times in his entire career, the biggest and hardest hitting career of all time!

So Wladimir has always finished a fight on his feet and has never really been stopped by what amounts to a clearly weak chin, not even by Sanders and has on several occasions demonstrated he can take a good punch. He survived Peter, he took a full blooded, unprotected punch from Ruslan Chagaev too and did not wince. He even looks like he could take a decent punch.

Now I'm not saying Wladimir has an iron chin, he doesn't. But I am saying he has a pretty decent chin and that his is widely and severely underrated.

It's not his fault he is so good that he does not get hit often. And if he is capable of avoiding punishment, why the fuck would he want to get hit! Especially in this division! Using his defence as a negative against him is ridiculous.

Equally ridiculous is really thinking the most dominant HW champion of the world of all time for a decade has a weak chin! Were that the case, he'd not be where he is now!