Fastest hand-speed we have ever seen

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  1. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Benitez was very fast .Duran couldn't cope with his speed
     
  2. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Did he make that challenge when Roy was already geriatric? I know that is when he finally fought him, but is that also when he made the challenge?
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Yes, in the lead up to their match-up.
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Duran handled Leonard`s hand sppeed at welter in their first fight.
     
  5. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've already told you it was a BS challenge.

    It had nothing to do with technique.

    It was just to prove how much stamina Joe had.

    What do you think would have happened if Roy had challenged Joe on the double end bag?
     
  6. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran couldn’t even cope with british bum Kirkland Laing’s speed.
     
  7. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran said he saw everything Ray threw, which may allude to the fact that Ray telegraphed his punches, which Randy Shields alluded to.
     
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  8. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    So I guess Laing was faster than Leonard.
     
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Duran was qucker at welter v Ray, as for Laing I don`t kow if his handspeed could match Calzaghe`s, who was no British bum at all.
     
  10. 70sFan

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    Camacho at 130 and Howard Davis Jr jump out at me. Guys where I actually went - wow!
     
  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Joe was a mighty THREE years younger than Roy.

    And the winner of this thread is the great Josh Cobb, son of Tex.
     
  12. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wrong. Laing never fought Leonard. He was faster than Duran when he beat him. Are you saying he wasn't?
     
  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Duran matched Leonard's speed. Are saying he didn't ?
     
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  14. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy jones
     
  15. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Laing was no bum.