Best boxer ever at neutralizing a great jab?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by DINAMITA, Jan 30, 2009.


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  1. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    I started a thread yesterday asking who people thought had the best jab they had ever seen.

    Today I ask, which boxers in your opinion were most effective at fighting against someone with a great jab? Who had the attributes and the tactics to perfectly neutralize a great jab, get around it, and remove it as an effective weapon from the fight?

    Any/all opinions welcome :bbb
     
    DINAMITA, Jan 30, 2009
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  2. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Nobody really ever landed a jab with any regularityon Roy, because he could counter over the top of it.

    But Hopkins is the first name I thought of.
     
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  3. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    BHOPs
     
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  4. rickx1

    rickx1 Legend Full Member

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    It's why your not getting reply's flooding in,
    Nobody cares dude.
     
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  5. burger

    burger Member Full Member

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    James Toney is a good one (not so much now but before), he'd slip, bob and weave, and counter the jab with a nice right hand

    And early Tyson, he'd let you use your jab to open you up and he'd counter it by slipping on the inside to get in position for a left hook
     
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  6. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    A : have you finished your all-time pound-for-pound top 20 yet?

    B: Technical discussions never get many replies on the General Forum/Fanboy Playground, but that doesn't mean the small amount of responses you get aren't interesting or valuable. Why would people bother thinking of guys who could neutralize a jab when they could be thinking up funny names like Marga-cheato??

    C : the fact that you lack the knowledge required to have an opinion on a subject like this does not mean that no-one else does. Some of us enjoy technical discussions. I noticed earlier that you said Ricky Hatton would beat Shane Mosley and would maybe stop him late on with bodyshots. You stick to the US v UK stuff and the bickering and the laughably biased and ill-informed opinions, you are miles out of your depth on a thread like this.

    D : Have you finished your all-time pound-for-pound top 20 yet??

    :hi:
     
    DINAMITA, Jan 30, 2009
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  7. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    gotta be Ricky Hatton, fighters dont get much slicker then this guy

    but seriously....Whitaker

    currently, B-hop or maybe Guzman
     
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  8. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    I don't know why, but Barrera comes to mind.

    Although Hopkins seems to be the safe bet.
     
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  9. Vanihm

    Vanihm Active Member Full Member

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    in a single fight Calzaghe was very good at negating Kesslers jab, then again he's a southpaw so it's no big deal.
    I agree with Tyson. And then there was Frazier who just ducked under or walked through Ali's Jabs.
     
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  10. Vanihm

    Vanihm Active Member Full Member

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    :patsch:patsch Whoa!!

    Forgot Scmelling beating Joe Louis!
    :bbb:bbb
     
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  11. Zavy

    Zavy A fan among experts Full Member

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    Tito's face during the Winky fight!
    :yep
     
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  12. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Tito was shot :deal and had a bad haircut, he was bound to lose.
     
    El Cepillo, Jan 30, 2009
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  13. CzarKyle

    CzarKyle Member Full Member

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    Idiot punks like you ruin this place. Say something constructive to his question or get the hell out and stop trolling for a high post count. I'm done ranting, for now.

    As for my response, Wladmir Klitschko seems to be great at nullifying a jab. I mean, he literally turned the boring Ibragimov fight into a pitter-patter match.

    Another example would be Jack Johnson, but then again he didn't really stop jobs as much as he parried most punches and not just jabs.
     
    CzarKyle, Jan 30, 2009
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  14. Guru_Too_You

    Guru_Too_You ESB OG circa '99 Full Member

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    Roberto Duran
     
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  15. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins is the first name that comes to mind, Whitaker did a good job of taking his opponents jab away with his own
     
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