Who's the fastest boxer you've ever seen? (H2H)

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  1. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 Romans 3:12 Full Member

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    Me personally, i know he's a natural super middleweight, but i haven't seen a man faster than Roy Jones Jr in his prime

    You might think i'm joking, saying that this guy is faster than every middleweight, lightweight, flyweight, welter etc but in my eyes, he's the fastest ever, the personification of the concept of velocity

    I don't think that, as long as i live, i'll be able to witness a man as fast as Roy Jones Jr
     
    Mandela2039, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    For Heavyweights...
    Legs and Reflexes: Muhammad Ali.
    Hands: Floyd Patterson.
     
    Shay Sonya, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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  3. haNZAgod

    haNZAgod New Member Full Member

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    Hector Camacho, Meldrick Taylor, Roy Jones Jr, Floyd Patterson. Tough to separate them but Roy probably edges it for me.
     
    haNZAgod, Apr 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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    I think - Amir Khan
     
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    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Roy Jones. He had quick feet, quick reflexes as well as quick single & combination punches. They're aren't many fighters whose singles shots are as quick as their combinations and vice-versa. Ali was pretty quick with his combinations, but his single shots were faster. Tyson was quick with single shots, but his combinations were quicker. Roy's single punches & combinations were the same level of speed.
     
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    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ali,when his jab was compared to many fighters he's still the fastest,even lighter ones like SRR.

    The second,I thought Kid Gavilan was super fast,think about it,how many fighters can widen their punches and turn in compact again for a faster punch? Plus he threw those in combos.

    Last is Roy Jones Jr, don't ask me again bout him,look at the comments above me.
     
    FThabxinfan, Apr 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Roberto Duran ( at LW )
     
    Mike Cannon, Apr 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    RJJ
     
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    I like Ali, Jones, Howard Davis Jr and Hector Camacho, for starters. Taylor had machine gun hands but wasn't a true overall speedster like those guys. With quality film guys like Willie Pep among others would be prominent.
     
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll do one for each weightclass I'm not going to repeat names BTW.

    Heavyweight = Muhammad Ali
    Cruiserweight = Floyd Patterson
    Light Heavyweight = Roy Jones Jr
    Super Middleweight = Joe Calzaghe
    Middleweight = Sugar Ray Robinson
    Jr Middleweight = Terry Norris
    Welterweight = Sugar Ray Leonard
    Jr Welterweight = Meldrick Taylor
    Lightweight = Howard Davis Jr
    Super Featherweight = Hector Camacho
    Featherweight = Manny Pacquiao
     
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    Woller Active Member Full Member

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    Ismael Laguna was very, very fast in the first Carlos Ortiz fight.
     
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  12. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I never believed that part about Ali being faster than Robinson. Ali was certainly the quickest big man but doubtful he could literally be faster than a quick welterweight. That was Jimmy Jacobs on some Cus D'Mato shi!.

    There wasn't quality film of Robinson at his fastest form 147lbs. I just take that with a grain of salt.
     
    ETM, Apr 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    That is a good choice.
     
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    Maybe a young featherweight Camacho. But I’m not certain.
     
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    Great list. Not only did Meldrick Taylor make the list but he also fought your fastest Lightweight and Junior Middleweight
     
    quintonjacksonfan, Apr 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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