Fastest hands you have ever seen

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  1. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I really dont know, it might be between Ali, Taylor & Jones but it could easily be 1 of the 3 sugar`s.

    I lean towards Taylor by a small margin but could change my mind tomorrow.
     
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    mr_swagger Member Full Member

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    Peter North
     
  3. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Tell you the truth Buddy Mcgirt vs whitaker looked like he had faster hands than meldrick taylor vs chavez.
     
  4. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson's hands were astonishingly fast for a heavyweight in his early days.
     
  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Camacho, probably.
     
  6. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Roy Jones IMO. How anyone voted for Leonard over Jones in terms of handspeed is beyond me.
     
  7. Pat_Lowe

    Pat_Lowe Active Member Full Member

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    Well in fairness Robbi, Leonard put fast combinations together better then anyone else out there.
     
  8. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Between Mosley, Meldrick, and Jones if your going by punch for punch speed more than combinations..

    (Holy ****, theyre all great combination punchers too!)

    Me being a Sugar Shane fan of course..:-D
     
  9. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    I disagree.
     
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    marciano1952 Active Member Full Member

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    Leonard in some of those Amatur Fights iv seen of his
     
  11. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    I voted for Taylor, never seen anybody put combinations together that fast He was the definition of blinding speed.

    I think P4P Ali could be #1. At his peak Ali was faster than any heavyweight I've ever seen, and a good deal faster than Tyson even, and he was a 210lbs man.
     
  12. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Even amateur Leonard wasn't as fast as prime Meldrick Taylor.
     
  13. George W Hedge

    George W Hedge Member Full Member

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    this must be some sort of joke
    whitaker had faster hands than mcgirt and taylor had faster hands than whitaker
     
  14. George W Hedge

    George W Hedge Member Full Member

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    i voted for ali period
    if not then he wins fastest p4p for sure
     
  15. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    In a literal sense I don't see how Ali was anywhere near as fast as Taylor. P4P maybe so, a 210lbs man is almost always going to be slower than a 140lbs man, but I feel it's like comparing the power between Julian Jackson and Mike Tyson. Of course Tyson had much more power, but possibly not P4P. Taylor had faster hands than anyone I've ever seen in a literal sense, I've never seen a fighter no matter the division who had faster hands.