Fastest hands at light heavyweight besides RJJ

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Who had the Fastest hands at light heavyweight besides RJJ that we have good video of?

    I say Bob Foster is a good candidate here. He had real quick hands and i think at least part of his power was the result of those quick hands.
     
  2. JohnThomas1

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    Fosters a good opening name.
    Billy Conn is deep in the mix.
    Willie Pastrano is worthy of discussion.
    Hearns was still fast at 175 tho it's not his sweetspot.

    If he stayed there a bit longer it would have been Floyd Patterson.
     
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    Actually i am going to add Tunney and John Henry Lewis to the mix before stepping back.
     
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  4. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe?
     
  5. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Feel like people don’t mention Conn enough on lists like this, good shout
     
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    Cheers Mel. I mean, he's in a shout for top spot one would think, among others.
     
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    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spinks had very fast hands.
     
  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Adonis Stevenson had the fastest left-hand out of the people who haven't been mentioned. His left hand was crazy quick.

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    Bivol has the type of speed that really impresses me: minimisation of diminishment in between shots, it comes from great balance and technique as well as speed. He's underrated for speed, he's very fast (yes, Calzaghe a good mention also).

    Patterson belongs in the chat, I don't care what the weight is, fast for a middleweight.

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  9. BCS8

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    Call me crazy, but I think this guy was faster

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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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  11. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    RJJ was much further gone at this point.
     
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    Calzaghe worked him over REAL GOOD :D
     
  13. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Calzaghe himself had little interest in fighting RJJ in the early 2000s. Look it up.
     
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    Hotep Kemba Active Member Full Member

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    A win over Roy Jones Jr in 2008 is beyond meaningless.
     
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    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    John Henry Lewis, Al Gainer, Lloyd Marshall.
     
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