Did Tyson fight the best jabbers of any fighter ever?

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  1. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I'm thinking landslide.

    Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tubbs, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Frank Bruno, Buster Douglas and Bruce Seldon all had exceptional lead left hand jabbing punches. Truly some of the best jabbers, lb4lb, in history. And Tyson KNOCKED THEM ALL OUT (including Douglas).

    They say the jab is the best punch in boxing...

    Tyson is ****ing underrated.
     
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    v2k987 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mosley fought Oscar, Floyd, Winky, Forrest, Cotto - all incredible jabbers
     
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    Bobdigi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    for real but Lennox jabbed his face off....
     
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  4. horst

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    Did Tyson knock Buster Douglas out? :think

    Anyway, I'd never even thought of this, but great call. Tyson clearly did possess the magic formula for combatting great jabs.
     
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    When he had already been shot to smithereens for years.
     
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    big_AL P4P #1 Full Member

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    u missed lewis.both lennox and douglas knocked him out

    and no he is not underrated.hes the opposite if anything
     
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    Underrated by ESB, overrated by everyone else
     
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    Holmes was far gone from his best but still ,also LL needed to be mentioned as well even though Mike was shot by then ,his resume on jabbers alone is amazing ..It truly shows how great Tyson was as a boxer at his best while also being smaller than these guys ..
     
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    Tyson beat no one, every very good fighter he faced he lost to.
     
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  10. StillWill

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    Gee the underlying message in this thread isn't obvious or anything :patsch:lol::patsch


    Most of these guys were either old or lost the fight before it began. When Buster showed Mike no respect he slapped him around.
     
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    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Lennox didn't have as good a jab as the guys I mentioned, as good a jab as he had.
     
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    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Another interesting point is how Tyson out-jabbed Smith and Tucker - much taller, much rangier guys.
     
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    You're such a **** poster. It's comical. GTFO already. Especially coming from somebody with Wladimir Klitschko in the avatar; a man whose best wins are an old Mercer, Byrd, Haye, Chagaev, Ibragimov, and Sam Peter. What a weak resume for somebody many fans around here call one of boxing's all time greats. All of those fighters are worse than, say, Tony Tucker, who Tyson beat.
     
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    The only great jabbers Tyson fought was an old fat retired Holmes, and Lewis who Knocked Tyson the **** out.
     
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    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Complete garbage. Try watching footage.
     
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