How did Norton make it to the top level with no chin?

[kara]

totally would have. Same thing happens to joshua who suffers from the same problem.

I suspect Jared Anderson will too

[Dr. Z]

Listen up. Norton has the same problems that most heavyweight have. That is his chin is suspect to legit punchers, guys who hit on a 1-10 scale say an 8 or better.

Ali, Holmes, Quarry, Stander, Kirkman, Bobbick, and Cobb and solid hitters who hit on the 1-10 scale say between a 6 or 7.

But Shavers and Foreman hit a 10 on the 1-10 scale. They do.

My $.02 I watch and know a lot about 1970's boxing.

[QueensburyRules]

I never believed that rumor lol... It just was too convenient, even when it first came out. It would have truly shocked me if they had found something.

- - Gross physiological abnormalities and lost blood test right under your Keister currently in strangulation

I sure don't wany any of you OJ monkeys sitting any case that might ever be brought up against me...fingers XX!!!

[QueensburyRules]

totally would have. Same thing happens to joshua who suffers from the same problem.

- - Dude, you simply don't know what you are talking about.

AJ and Wlad two of the top heavies in history excellent representatives of the new super sized heavies that cause El Puerco hijo de Jose to create the WBC Brigitte Weight Belt.

[Anthony342]

He couldn't last one round with guys who had true power (Foreman, Shavers, Cooney). I always thought top boxing was darwinism when it came to chin endurance - if you don't have it, you won't survive to be there..

But Norton obviously had no resilience to big shots. Unless you guys can name a huge puncher he could hang with..

Are there so few big hitters that you can reach top 5 without ever having to meet one?

Well, wasn't it said that Roy Jones' chin wasn't that good when he finally got caught with a good shot and knocked out? And Wlad was a long reigning champ with a weak chin, at least most of his career. So I guess it can be done by protecting one's chin (which IS what fighters are trained to do, after all) and possibly having a few easy opponents on the way up? Not sure about Norton exactly, but I know Wlad didn't fight in a strong heavyweight era.

[Anthony342]

His water wasnt spiked, that myth was disproved by Dr Margaret Goodman.

But Aaron Pryor's water was in his first fight with Arguello. That's why they had to have a rematch without Panama Lewis in Pryor's corner.

[QueensburyRules]

Well, wasn't it said that Roy Jones' chin wasn't that good when he finally got caught with a good shot and knocked out? And Wlad was a long reigning champ with a weak chin, at least most of his career. So I guess it can be done by protecting one's chin (which IS what fighters are trained to do, after all) and possibly having a few easy opponents on the way up? Not sure about Norton exactly, but I know Wlad didn't fight in a strong heavyweight era.

- - Wlad and Vit fought in an era where they was heavily ducked by Lewie, Vander, Big Dummy and plenty of others.

[QueensburyRules]

But Aaron Pryor's water was in his first fight with Arguello. That's why they had to have a rematch without Panama Lewis in Pryor's corner.

- - You don't know that, but that BB rattlin' 'round your noggin tells you so.

[Dr. Z]

- - Dude, you simply don't know what you are talking about.

AJ and Wlad two of the top heavies in history excellent representatives of the new super sized heavies that cause El Puerco hijo de Jose to create the WBC Brigitte Weight Belt.

Well. I do not know about AJ but the rest of your post is spot on.

[Tanakasensei]

Well, wasn't it said that Roy Jones' chin wasn't that good when he finally got caught with a good shot and knocked out? And Wlad was a long reigning champ with a weak chin, at least most of his career. So I guess it can be done by protecting one's chin (which IS what fighters are trained to do, after all) and possibly having a few easy opponents on the way up? Not sure about Norton exactly, but I know Wlad didn't fight in a strong heavyweight era.

Wlads chin was fine. He got up from Samuel Peter.