You have to compare the chin to the quality of punchers they fought. Ali survived punches from Frazier, Foreman, Lyle, Shavers, Liston and Williams, all noted punchers.
Foreman took the best from Lyle, Frazier and later on Holyfield and Tommy Morrison. I don`t think Foreman ever fought a bigger puncher as himself and Lyle knocked him down a few times in their fight.
Frazier didn`t have the greatest chin, not close. Foreman bouncing him off the canvas has to be realized and did Frazier fight any great punchers apart from Foreman? Not really!
Holyfield took shots from Bowe, an old Foreman, Moorer, Tyson, and Lennox Lewis. Only Bowe knocked him down out of those fighters and Bert Cooper did in Atlanta. I think Holyfield should be included yes.
But i think Oliver McCall should be mentioned, i don`t think he has been wobbled yet and of course David Tua. Lewis and Ike Ibuechie were huge punchers and for 12 rds respectively they couldn`t budge Tua, like McCall no one has ever moved Tua with a punch. So the greatest heavyweight chin should belong to either of these two guys.
Foreman took the best from Lyle, Frazier and later on Holyfield and Tommy Morrison. I don`t think Foreman ever fought a bigger puncher as himself and Lyle knocked him down a few times in their fight.
Frazier didn`t have the greatest chin, not close. Foreman bouncing him off the canvas has to be realized and did Frazier fight any great punchers apart from Foreman? Not really!
Holyfield took shots from Bowe, an old Foreman, Moorer, Tyson, and Lennox Lewis. Only Bowe knocked him down out of those fighters and Bert Cooper did in Atlanta. I think Holyfield should be included yes.
But i think Oliver McCall should be mentioned, i don`t think he has been wobbled yet and of course David Tua. Lewis and Ike Ibuechie were huge punchers and for 12 rds respectively they couldn`t budge Tua, like McCall no one has ever moved Tua with a punch. So the greatest heavyweight chin should belong to either of these two guys.
Lotta great choices out there, but, for the best chin of all time, I'd be goin' back to the barenuckle days; to someone like John L. Sullivan. Boxing's been around an awful long time, and there's been some hellacious 100 round granite chins. 
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