P4P Fastest Boxer in your opinion

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  1. Jeff3300

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    howard davis jr
    bernard taylor
    donald curry
    frankie randall
    johnny bumphus
     
    Jeff3300, Aug 27, 2014
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  2. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Willie Pastrano at 175.
     
    red cobra, Aug 29, 2014
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  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Floyd had the fastest hands I've seen on a heavyweight, then Ali,and Tyson.

    Taylor and Jones take some beating. Old timer Johnny Indrisano was very quick handed.
     
    mcvey, Aug 29, 2014
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  4. JLP 6

    JLP 6 Fighter/Puncher Full Member

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    I always put Tommy Hearns as my number one. That right hand the few from his shoulder was the fastest punch I have ever seen. Actually, that whole fight his hands looked like a blur.
     
    JLP 6, Aug 29, 2014
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  5. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thomas was definitely fast, just not in the Ray Leonard, Howard Davis Jr. vein.
     
    Titan1, Sep 4, 2014
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  6. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jones has to be in the top few.

    Ali was extremely fast for a heavyweight. Did things no heavy had done before and perhaps since.
     
    grumpy old man, Sep 4, 2014
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  7. pablod

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    good list, Tyson quicker than anyone
    nice to see hearns so high too
     
    pablod, Sep 4, 2014
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  8. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson's not quicker than Camacho.
     
    Titan1, Sep 4, 2014
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  9. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    prime hector macho camacho '83-'84
     
    slash, Sep 4, 2014
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  10. pablod

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    Tyson as quick as Camacho and a million times more powerful,
    its easy to throw fast arm punches
     
    pablod, Sep 5, 2014
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  11. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If that's the case, I'm adding Michael Dokes as well.
     
    Titan1, Sep 5, 2014
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  12. closedguard

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    Yep! Dokes may have had the fastest jab ever. With poor defensive skills.
     
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  13. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Indeed:good! Outside of Page and Ali, don't think too many would come close to him in that department.
     
    Titan1, Sep 6, 2014
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  14. kovalevtheGoat

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    Guillermo Rigodeaux is very quick
     
    kovalevtheGoat, Sep 6, 2014
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  15. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Quick and uncommonly skilled. I think he's my favorite modern fighter...I love the way he outclassed another modern favorite of mine, namely Donaire.
     
    red cobra, Sep 6, 2014
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