Who had the hardest head in boxing?

[Terry A]

When you think of a fighter who had a hard head or a great chin or just showed no re-action from taking big shots, who comes to mind?
George Chuvalo & Randy Cobb are 2 guys who I think fit that description.
Thoughts?

[Froch You]

Jake Lamotta and maybe Steve "Celtic Warrior" Collins would be two others that would fit that description.

[lyrical]

Wayne Mcculough. I have never seen anyone take punishment like him.

[Count Patron]

Pretty Boy Floyd



I KEED I KEED

[rebmogul]

Pretty Boy Floyd



I KEED I KEED

julio ceasar chavez. sports illustrated did an article on chavez in the early 90's. i use to have a copy but lost it years ago. the article described how brain scans showed that his cranium was 1/32 th of an inch thicker than a common or normal cranium. i did not say however, how often this occured in society.

[TheGreatA]

Hearns broke his right hand when he punched Hagler with it. Hagler was only down once and was never stopped.
JCC had a thicker skull than most people. The first time he went down was after almost 90 fights.
'Tex' Cobb took shots from the hardest (and at that time the oldest) puncher of all time Earnie Shavers. Went the distance with Holmes in a brutally one-sided fight.
Muhammed Ali took shots from Liston, Frazier, Foreman and Shavers.
Only stopped as an old man against Holmes but never knocked out.
Chuvalo was never knocked down and took vicious beatings from both Frazier and Foreman.
Lamotta was never down against Ray Robinson, he was stopped 4 times, one a fix again Billy Fox, one a fight against Robinson, twice retiring in his corner as an old man.
Joe Grim was a punching bag for the best heavyweight's of the early 1900's.

[rebmogul]

Hearns broke his right hand when he punched Hagler with it. Hagler was only down once and was never stopped.
JCC had a thicker skull than most people. The first time he went down was after almost 90 fights.
'Tex' Cobb took shots from the hardest (and at that time the oldest) puncher of all time Earnie Shavers. Went the distance with Holmes in a brutally one-sided fight.
Muhammed Ali took shots from Liston, Frazier, Foreman and Shavers.
Only stopped as an old man against Holmes but never knocked out.
Chuvalo was never knocked down and took vicious beatings from both Frazier and Foreman.
Lamotta was never down against Ray Robinson, he was stopped 4 times, one a fix again Billy Fox, one a fight against Robinson, twice retiring in his corner as an old man.
Joe Grim was a punching bag for the best heavyweight's of the early 1900's.

that is correct.it was his fight against frankie randall when he went down for the first time in his career. i think that was his 97th pro fight?

[TheGreatA]

I think it was his 90th or 91st fight unless I'm missing some no-contests or draws.

I think he was 89-0 at that point.

[rebmogul]

I think it was his 90th or 91st fight unless I'm missing some no-contests or draws.

I think he was 89-0 at that point.

89 you are correct. i just checked box rec. what can i say, i'm a chavez fan. the dude was a nightmare.

[Terry A]

Joe Grim was a punching bag for the best heavyweight's of the early 1900's.

I appreciate everyones contributions in this thread. There are some great names mentioned.
I also want to give TheMachine special kudos for pulling Joe Grim out of the history book. I remember reading about him in the mid 1970's and TheMachine is right. And equally impressive as Grim's resilaincy is TheMachine's memory! Wow!
And can anyone imagine if Jake LaMotta were 6'2, 230 lbs? What a head on that guy at 160!