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Mosley's up there, but he usually shuts down a bit when he's taking hell. Margarito would have the soul leave his body and he'd still be walking a mofo down. The only thing I've seen like that is Rocky Balboa. I'm not Marg fan, but I'm in awe of his ability to take punishment It's cinematic.
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jc chavez sr in his prime had the bestComment
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Brian Sutherland got a good chinComment
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Wach's chin seems to be made of iron...Comment
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I nominate Joe Grim, who at 5'6" was little more than a lightweight (he fought Joe Gans) and at most, untrained, was a light middle very late in his career. He is recorded as having had about 200 fights but historians say he had closer to 4-500. He was KO'd/TKO'd about 4-5 times, and lost most of his fights.
He was known as "The India-Rubber Man:, and "The Iron Man. When he fought Jack Johnson, about 2 years before Johnson tracked down and beat Tommy Burns for the Heavyweight title, he was knocked sown 20 times, and finally KO'd for the first time just before the bell sounded at the end of the 20th round.
He fought Luther McCarthy, a very big heavyweight contender, as well as several top 200 pounders, nearly always to a finish in long fights where although knocked down multiple times, always got up.
He was a sfamous for his chin, as Young Griffo was for his elusive defence, although Griffo was almost always drunk, which Grim was not. I can't think of anyone else in his chin class.
Again...I nominate Joe Grim.Comment
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Ray Mercer had an iron chin. As did David Tua.Comment
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I nominate Joe Grim, who at 5'6" was little more than a lightweight (he fought Joe Gans) and at most, untrained, was a light middle very late in his career. He is recorded as having had about 200 fights but historians say he had closer to 4-500. He was KO'd/TKO'd about 4-5 times, and lost most of his fights.
He was known as "The Indas-Rubber Man:, and "The Iron Man. When he fought the long-time Coloured Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson, about 2 years before Johnson tracked down and beat Tommy Burns for the Heavyweight title, he was knocked down 20 times, and finally KO'd for the first time just before the bell sounded at the end of the 20th round.
He fought Luther McCarthy, a very big heavyweight contender, as well as several top over 200 pounders like Al Kaufman and the famous Sam McVey, nearly always to a finish in long fights where although knocked down multiple times, always got up.
He was as famous for his chin, as Young Griffo was for his elusive defence, although Griffo was almost always drunk, which Grim was not. I can't think of anyone else in his chin class.
Again...I nominate Joe Grim.Comment
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In history
Ali
Chuvalo
Steve Collins
Margarito
Hagler
Now
Chavez Jr.
Brandon Rios
Vitali Klitschko
Carl Froch
Gennady GolovkinComment
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