The 10 greatest chins of all time.

[princemanspoper]

Just aslong as there are no mmGAY fighters mentioned then it's good enough to be honest.I don't know what it is with mmGAY does it attract glass jawed ****'s or what? These guys just cannot take a punch,It's embarrassing for these so called fighters to be so mentally and physically weak

[GJC]

In fact they are all former world champs and HOFFA's to boot..

Not sure that Packy McFarland was a world champion Mickey.
Think a few ducked him plus he was most comfortable at Jnr Welter before suc a weight existed.
Great to see his name up though, he deserves some credit.
Think someone ought to get Southpaw or GreatA to dig up some stuff about him.
Think he was one of those fighters you couldn't hit with a handful of rice rather than granite jawed.

[1SILVA]

Stanley Weston, former Ring Magazine publisher has compiled the list below. It's in no particular order:

Joe Grim: Unquestionably the most durable fighter who ever lived. Though only a middleweight, he fought the top heavyweights of his era, including Jack Johnson and Bob Fitzsimmons, neither of whom could knock him out.

Ad Wolgast: Only 5'4¼", 133 pounds, and usually undertrained, he appeared to be encased in cement as thunderous blows would bounce harmlessly off his head. Several opponents broke their hands on his skull.

Battling Nelson: Nelson prepped for his ring career by engaging in headbutting contests. His nickname of "The Durable Dane" was perfectly suited. He thrived on punishment, and what was most remarkable about him was that the more he was battered, the more aggressive and stronger he became.

Barney Ross: His superb boxing skills overshadowed his ruggedness. In 81 pro fights, he was never stopped, and never even knocked off his feet. And he fought some real hitters, like Jimmy McLarnin, Billy Petrolle and Ceferino Garcia.

Jack Dempsey: Those two ferocious rounds with Luis Firpo proved beyond a doubt that "The Manassa Mauler" rates among the greatest shock-absorbers of all time. Only once was he stopped, early in his career by Jim Flynn.

Jake LaMotta: During their six-fight grudge series, Sugar Ray Robinson was unable to drop "The Raging Bull." Most of LaMotta's foes punched themselves into exhaustion against what became known as "The Immovable Object." Although LaMotta was stopped four times during his 13-year career, only Danny Nardico managed to knock him off his feet.

Carmen Basilio: What he lacked in boxing skill, Basilio more than made up with raw guts and an iron jaw. When hurt, he would stick out his chin, spread his feet wide apart. and defy an opponent to cut him down. Only Gene Fullmer stopped him.

George Chuvalo: It took murderous punchers like Joe Frazier and George Foreman to stop the rock-like Canadian. If they paid off on durability alone, Chuvalo would surely have been champion. The Ring founder Nat Fleischer called Chuvalo the toughest fighter he had seen in more than half-a-century of covering boxing.

Jim Jeffries: Disregard his historic bout with Jack Johnson in 1910, when he fell more from exhaustion than blows. "Jeff" was knockout-proof and indestructible. From the standpoint of brute strenght, he was the strongest heavyweight champion of all.

Marvin Hagler: The first round of the Hearns fight is all the evidence needed. Hagler fought all the hardest 160-pound hitters, from Briscoe and Hart to Roldan and Mugabi, and was never legitimately dropped (Roldan was credited with a knockdown, but Hagler actually slipped).


It's a fine list. Thoughts?

Muhammad Ali, randy Cobb and Evander Holyfield were three chins that were made of granite

[Big Idiot]

ali had a great chin, because he fought against really hard punchers like frazier foreman and so on and was never knocked down

[mickey malone]

Not sure that Packy McFarland was a world champion Mickey.
Think a few ducked him plus he was most comfortable at Jnr Welter before suc a weight existed.
Great to see his name up though, he deserves some credit.
Think someone ought to get Southpaw or GreatA to dig up some stuff about him.
Think he was one of those fighters you couldn't hit with a handful of rice rather than granite jawed.

He fought Freddie Welsh for the lightweight title, which I thought he won, but I've just checked & the fight ended in a draw.. Thanks for pointing that out..
Had an incredible record to.. Well over 100 fights with only 1 defeat & a sprinkling of draws..

[GJC]

He fought Freddie Welsh for the lightweight title, which I thought he won, but I've just checked & the fight ended in a draw.. Thanks for pointing that out..
Had an incredible record to.. Well over 100 fights with only 1 defeat & a sprinkling of draws..

Yes he would probably have to be in the mix as one of the greatest never to win a title.
Without wishing to upset our esteemed thread starter, but didn't his namesake give Packy a fairly wide berth?

[mickey malone]

Yes he would probably have to be in the mix as one of the greatest never to win a title.
Without wishing to upset our esteemed thread starter, but didn't his namesake give Packy a fairly wide berth?

They fought in the same division at the same time, but I don't believe they fought one other.. I wouldn't know why though..

[GJC]

They fought in the same division at the same time, but I don't believe they fought one other.. I wouldn't know why though..

I don't think Battles would have been scared just think that McFarland had a habit of making fighters look bad

[mickey malone]

I don't think Battles would have been scared just think that McFarland had a habit of making fighters look bad

A bit like Herol Graham or Jim Driscoll.. And yes, Nelson would have definately taken him on.. It could have been that the smooth boxing McFarland was avoiding the rough & ready tactics of Nelson..

[GJC]

A bit like Herol Graham or Jim Driscoll.. And yes, Nelson would have definately taken him on.. It could have been that the smooth boxing McFarland was avoiding the rough & ready tactics of Nelson..

would never say Nelson was running scared as he would have fought a tiger but I have it in my mind that he was the one that wasn't keen.