Which Heavyweight Champs had the fastest Handspeed?

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  1. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Its so easy to forget that he was once a heavyweight champ.
     
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  2. Seamus

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    Povetkin's got some pretty fast mitts for the current crop.
     
    Seamus, Dec 25, 2008
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  3. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Yeah. It wasn't lack of knowledge from everyone prior to me stepping into the premises with the surprise inclusion.
     
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  4. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Patterson
    2. Ali / Tyson (Tie)
    3. Holmes
    4. Charles / Louis (Tie)
    5. Tunney

    MR.BILL:hey
     
    MRBILL, Dec 25, 2008
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  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    No love for Tommy Morrison?

    Commentators in some of his fights commented if nothing else he potentially threw a faster hook then Tyson at times.
     
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  6. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Patterson is definetly the fastest.
     
    OBCboxer, Dec 25, 2008
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  7. he grant

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    If you break this down, different fighters exhibited different speed sets based on their fighting styles ...

    Sullivan (from what I've read), Dempsey, Patterson and Tyson were explosive , fast punchers in bursts ... others were blazing from long range ...

    I just watched Tunney on Youtube and he was absolutly lightning ...
     
    he grant, Dec 25, 2008
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  8. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who was faster with their speed, Patterson, or Tyson?
     
    Titan1, Dec 26, 2008
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  9. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Patterson then Ali.
     
    Minotauro, Dec 26, 2008
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  10. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can't say I've seen much of Patterson but I remember seeing Tyson in the Spinks fight when I was just a kid. Sure Spinks was like a punching bag but the speed of Tyson's punches that night was the fastest I've seen in just about ANY weight division.
     
    Ken Ashcroft, Dec 26, 2008
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  11. jowcol

    jowcol Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Patterson in combo was the fastest. This thread constantly comes up. Ali's jab/straight right in and of itself was the fastest but when Floyd let fly with both hands you couldn't touch that speed! It's just that "mr. nice guy" always seemed to hold back with it.
    And the non-lineal guys that people bring up?...sheesh :patsch

    Patterson hands down.
     
    jowcol, Dec 26, 2008
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  12. he grant

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    I feel Floyd was the fastest in bursts ... truly amazing to watch ...
     
    he grant, Dec 26, 2008
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  13. Napoleon

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    What about Chris Byrd?
     
    Napoleon, Dec 26, 2008
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  14. ThinBlack

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    Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson, Michael Dokes, Mike Tyson, Tony Tubbs, Greg Page,Larry Holmes.
     
    ThinBlack, Dec 10, 2011
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  15. he grant

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    Patterson was the fastest despite the brain washing of Ali ...

    Ali
    Tunney
    Tyson
    Holmes
    Dempsey
    Louis
    Johnson
    Dokes
    Ellis

    All are in the mix ..
     
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