So I guess we should ask Colonel Sanders about his personal experience dealing with Quartey’s jab in the ring.
This thread is about strongest jabs, not necessarily best overall, but whatever. Do you have any particular reason for this opinion?
I think Quartey's jab is overrated as well, as in its great but not one of the best of all time. But this thread isn't about the best jab ever - which is a very broad topic - it's about the strongest. I think Quartey's 'bazooka' is absolutely in with a shout here.
I said “obviously” because he hadn’t even been mentioned yet (which kind of counters your point), not because he’s the obvious #1. I suppose I could’ve made that more clear. I disagree that his jab is overrated, either way. I haven’t seen even a handful of fighters at any weight that used it as consistently and as punishingly as he did. He had a swarming jab. Not many fighters have ever been able to flat out overwhelm opponents with it like he did.
Look at Marquez vs Pacquiao 4. If you are lunging in with a straight cross and miss and someone is a good counter puncher you are literally helping them set up a devastating right hand of their own. That's what i mean when i say high risk if someone is dashing forward for the follow up right cross. Even if a heavy jab lands, you're not in the clear just yet. That's why I emphasized that your own follow up needs to be both quick and accurate or you will be launching yourself into the danger zone.
I would have to say so as well. If there is one boxer who would get a 10/10 rating in terms of raw power for each punch in the book (hooks, uppercuts, cross, body shots) it would be Foreman with either hand and that includes the jab. Liston and Wlad aren't far behind in terms of being able to bust guys up and bully them.
Always thought that Sot Chitalada had one of the best jabs in the lower weight class. Very powerful, ram-rod like jab for a Flyweight.
At the lower weights I haven't seen many stronger jabs than Quartey, seen better, faster jabs but not stronger ones. Quartey may have been an overrated fighter but his jab was not, he had truly an ATG jab.
Most POWERFUL per weight class. Heavyweights Foreman or Liston Lt.heavyweights Foster and Spinks Middleweight Hagler and Monzon Lt.Middle Hearns and Quartey Welterweight Hearns and Quartey Jr.welter Judah and Pryor though Cervantes is in the mix. Lightweight I'll lean to Ike Williams ,but theirs no definitive best. Suoer feather/jr lightweight and feather I'll go with Arguello and D.Lopez
