George Foreman fought many legendary heavyweights in his career, but once revealed the man with the toughest chin of them all.
‘Big George’ is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, establishing himself as one of the biggest punchers that the division has ever seen.
The Texas-native shared the ring with an abundance of generational greats along the way, including the likes of Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, Evander Holyfield and Muhammad Ali amongst many others.
He became a world heavyweight champion on two occasions during his tenure, with his first title triumph coming in January 1973 when he knocked out Joe Frazier in the second round of their battle in Kingston, Jamaica.
Foreman’s second world title reign began in 1994 when he sensationally defeated countryman Michael Moorer to unify the WBA and IBF titles, becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion in the process.
In a round of ‘Best I Faced’ with The Ring Magazine, Foreman didn’t hesitate to name George “Scrap Iron” Johnson as the one man he faced with the best chin.
“I hit him so often that I damaged my hands in that fight. He had taken “Smokin” Joe Frazier the distance and had the best chin I’d ever come across. They stopped the fight but I couldn’t get him out of there cleanly. I still haven’t knocked him out (laughs).”
Foreman stopped Johnson in the seventh round of their California showdown back in May of 1970, extending his unbeaten record to 20-0 against the durable American.
‘Scrap Iron’ proved to be a tough opponent for a number of legendary heavyweights during his career, including Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier.
