Great shout. Hearns with a granite chin is basically unbeatable at 147 and 154 for 99.999999% of boxers who ever lived.
It's a fair shout. I do wonder if he could still have been outworked with a granite chin when he went downhill though, or whether he was forever spooked by the Tarver II KO.
Sure he was faded in more ways than one but if his chin was iron he may been hurt by that shot, but not stopped.
Norris deserved a shout. But then, the chin of a fighter usually have a lot to do with the way he fights
Behind Jones, I would say Wilfredo Gomez. Give Gomez a granite chin and I think he's close to Duran-tier. He had every single tool in the book besides a great chin.
Even with a great chin Terry Norris would be no GOAT. He didn't have the highest ring IQ, his defense was leaky, and he lacked impulse control.
That's true. But he would have been an atg for sure. Never was impressed as much by a guy throwing combos like him. These punches were liquid metal
