Rank the best chins at Middleweight

Discussion in 'General Boxing Discussion' started by Flo-Raiden, Apr 6, 2024.

  1. Flo-Raiden

    Flo-Raiden Undisputed Champion

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2020
    Messages:
    2,175
    Likes Received:
    1,325
    Gender:
    Male
    Out of the fighters listed who fought at MW who would you say had the sturdiest chin? Rank them from best to worst.

    Marvin Hagler
    Jake LaMotta
    James Toney
    Gennady Golovkin
    Carlos Monzon
    Bernard Hopkins
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Chris Eubank
    Mike McCallum
    Gerald McClellan
    Dick Tiger
    Canelo Álvarez
    Bennie Briscoe
     
    Last edited: Apr 6, 2024
    REEDsART likes this.
  2. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Joined:
    Jan 5, 2006
    Messages:
    12,941
    Likes Received:
    2,111
    Briscoe was pretty mucg unkonckable
     
  3. Flo-Raiden

    Flo-Raiden Undisputed Champion

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2020
    Messages:
    2,175
    Likes Received:
    1,325
    Gender:
    Male
    Rodrigo Valdez was pretty much the only guy to stop Briscoe.

     
    Jesus of montreal likes this.
  4. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Joined:
    Jan 5, 2006
    Messages:
    12,941
    Likes Received:
    2,111
    Stopped early imo, but yeah, valdez was dynamite
     
  5. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Joined:
    Jan 23, 2003
    Messages:
    55,564
    Likes Received:
    13,220
    Location:
    Your girl's crib
    Huhh???? Briscoe was GONE!

    One of the all time great right hand KOs.

    Why Valdez isn't in the HOF yet I have no idea.
     
    jaman likes this.
  6. jaman

    jaman Leap-Amateur

    Joined:
    Jan 13, 2006
    Messages:
    233
    Likes Received:
    25
    Gooooorne
     
  7. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    Joined:
    Jun 15, 2003
    Messages:
    57,833
    Likes Received:
    4,314
    Location:
    CURTIS COKES' Birthplace...
    REED Never Really Gave Much Thought to the Number of AMAZING Beards Contained within the Middleweight Division, Until this Thread...



    REED:eek:
     
    Azazel likes this.
  8. Neil

    Neil tueur de grenouilles

    Joined:
    Jan 3, 2006
    Messages:
    37,362
    Likes Received:
    3,992
    Occupation:
    The Cal Ripken of Alcoholism
    Toneys chin held up at heavyweight
     
  9. Erratic

    Erratic "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2003
    Messages:
    9,098
    Likes Received:
    903
    Occupation:
    Professional Bum
    Home Page:
    I don’t know how to rank them, it’s too tough. Most of the fighters have good defenses as well as great chins.

    The beating LaMotta took in the last 3 rounds of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was ridiculous.

    Did Toney’s chin get even better as he moved up? The Reggie Johnson KD was the most hurt I’ve seen him until he fought Sam Peter 15 years later. The first Peter fight convinced me that Toney is one of the toughest guys to ever lace them up.
     
  10. Azazel

    Azazel "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2006
    Messages:
    7,745
    Likes Received:
    919
    Indeed..., my initial reaction was that Hagler and Hopkins were the obvious choices but damn, there is a lot of granite on this list. Really hard to say who edges it
     
    Last edited: Apr 8, 2024
    REEDsART likes this.
  11. Azazel

    Azazel "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2006
    Messages:
    7,745
    Likes Received:
    919
    I see no case for Mclellan though. Eubank's a dark horse but Mclellan shouldn't be even in the debate
     
    George Crowcroft likes this.
  12. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Joined:
    Jan 5, 2006
    Messages:
    12,941
    Likes Received:
    2,111
    McClellan showed a great chin against Jackson, but yeah, i fell his body of work is too small to include him on this list
     
  13. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2002
    Messages:
    108,156
    Likes Received:
    8,084
    Location:
    In The Trenches With My Boy Sepp
    Home Page:
    Stanley Ketchel?
     
  14. winner by choke

    winner by choke Undisputed Champion

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2007
    Messages:
    1,246
    Likes Received:
    137
    Location:
    SD
    Toney, Hopkins, Golovkin, Hagler, Eubank, Canelo, Monzon.

    Division of the granite chin lol.
     
    Xplosive likes this.
  15. Neil

    Neil tueur de grenouilles

    Joined:
    Jan 3, 2006
    Messages:
    37,362
    Likes Received:
    3,992
    Occupation:
    The Cal Ripken of Alcoholism
    Apparently haney ain't in the conversation
     
    Xplosive likes this.

Share This Page