Fastest hands you have ever seen

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  1. Trey029

    Trey029 Member Full Member

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    4 sec video...This has got to be one of the quickest punches i seen landed,,,

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  2. slicksouthpaw16

    slicksouthpaw16 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Meldrick Taylor. He had the type of hanspeed that was still very effective and could wear you out over the course of the fight. Just look at him against Buddy Mgirt. It was unreal.
     
  3. Loewe

    Loewe internet hero Full Member

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    Well, i would go with Patterson at hw and Taylor at the lower weights.
     
  4. The Predator

    The Predator Active Member Full Member

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    Patterson and Taylor= two great fighters no doubt about it.
    the Predator
     
  5. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Howard Davis Jr.
     
  6. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    I dont know.
    Some of these guys punch too fast for me to be sure who's punching the fastest.
    :lol:
     
  7. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Willie Pep
    Muhammad Ali
    Roy Jones Jr.
    Floyd Patterson
    Ray Robinson
     
  8. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My choice as well. He was identified as the fastest man in boxing by reporters who were ringside at the Montreal Olympics, many of whom would go on to cover the professional careers of all the USA graduates from those games. (Some of those reporters had also seen Patterson and Ali at their peaks.) Howard was 30 years old by the time of his draw with Meldrick Taylor, no longer quite the 20 year old Gold Medal speed demon who won the Val Barker Cup in Canada. His peak was likely sometime during the four year 13 fight win streak between Watt and Rosario, when he dominated Noel (recent WBA LW Champion), Julio Valdez and Johnny Lira (both fellow former title challengers), handed Tony Baltazar his first loss (lucky for Howard though it was scored by rounds, as he was dropped twice), and retired Greg Coverson (if there was one performance where Davis might have peaked his highest, Coverson could be it).
     
  9. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The hands on the clock at work during a tea-break......
     
  10. Boxed Ears

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    Please see my signature for the blurring answer.
     
  11. Wiirdo

    Wiirdo Boxing Addict banned

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    Camacho would make most fighters look like they were fighting underwater. Same with Jones Jr.
     
  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Griffo was particularly rapid around a bottle of booze.:good
     
  13. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    ...Rabid or rapid?
     
  14. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Camacho up to around '85 and Jones Jr. up until the mid 90's are the fastest I've ever seen, probably. Laguna was cat quick in his prime as well.
     
  15. werety

    werety Active Member Full Member

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    SRL, Camacho, Jones, and Meldrick. Honorable mention to prime Mosely.