Best Jab Ever?

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  1. DINAMITA

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    Whenever I think of a fighter with a great jab, I think of Larry Holmes (and Wladimir Klitschko of the active fighters), but to be honest it is not a punch or a tactic I have studied much as I have always been more of a fan of infighting.

    Who do you think has the best jab ever, or at least who do you think has a truly great fight-winning destructive jab?
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Destrucive jab? Liston.

    Great jab, take a look at Ken Buchanan. He could jab like a *******.

    Whitaker had a great, great jab, good place to start in terms of variety.
     
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  3. Trendkiller

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    Sugar Ray Leonard
     
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  4. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    De La Hoya had an exceptional jab.

    Lewis for me was #1 - because he used it to such great effect throughout his entire career. Look at the Tua fight, he pretty much stood the Kiwi on his head using the jab.

    Superb technician.
     
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  5. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard's jab was nice...he stuck it hard and moved..tucked his chin perfect too and could follow it with any punch he wanted!
     
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  6. McGrain

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    When Lennox's jab was at it's best, it was every bit as good as those of Holmes and Liston. In Raman II and Tua, as you say, it was amazing. But he could be lazy with it too. He loses points for that.
     
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  7. Ospreys_Warrior

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    Totally agree.
     
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  8. Beeston Brawler

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    He was lazy with it in the Tyson fight I'd say.

    But I would say the Rahman win is overrated by some. Granted he came back from a KO loss to re-write the story in the correct fashion, but please..... had he not lost concentration he would have (and did mostly) stood Rahman on his head and won by KO..... McCall was always a live dog against anyone, but Rahman has lived off that win ever since - and fair enough I suppose.......

    My fave Lennox performance was Holyfield I - a complete boxing clinic.
     
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  9. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    The all round (speed, power & accuracy combined) best jab in boxing history was thrown by the Easton Assassin...... LARRY HOLMES.

    No doubt :good
     
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  10. McGrain

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    My favourite Lennox performance IS Rahamn II. He was really, really good that night. And it was sweet.

    And OK, he lost concentration, but he also rebounded off the ropes with his hands low, smiling. I'm a fan, but I was glad he got sparked, acting like that. You do that you get KO'd, end of story, really.
     
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  11. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Yes, that was a terrible verdict.
    How anyone can rank Holyfield over Lewis at HWT is baffling to me even without that fight... but when you watch that fight, there is no doubt.
     
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  12. Beeston Brawler

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    It's the P4P argument I guess.

    Holy's HW resume isn't all that. OK he holds a win over Tyson's conqueror and two wins over Mike himself (a better version than Lewis beat) plus the win over Bowe.

    However - ignoring anything from 2001 onwards, he split a trilogy with Ruiz, was whipped by Lewis twice, lost to Bowe twice.

    The Bowe thing is the key between ranking them. One lost a trilogy, the other was ducked into the next world pretty much.
     
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  13. Dr Gonzo

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    whipped by lewis? please.... very close fights
     
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  14. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    Sugar Ray Leonard. Mike McCallum had a beautiful jab as well. Oh and Floyd, a work of art.
     
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  15. Beeston Brawler

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    Watch them again.

    The first was bordering on a schooling, the second was fairly close, but clear.
     
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