Best jabs in boxing....

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  1. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Following on from the best combinations thread...


    Currently:
    Dzindziruk
    Wlad
    Kessler

    All time:
    Holmes
    Lennox
    Whitaker
    Liston


    Any more :think
     
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    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ike Quartey
     
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    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Currently:

    Dawson
    Winky-Wright

    Recently:

    Forrest
    Calzaghe
    De La Hoya
    Quartey
     
  5. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Some good calls, especially Quartey :good
     
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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    the best jab i have ever seen is Pernell Whittakers.

    heres afew others OAT of course

    Holmes
    Ali
    Benny and Ray leonard
    Hearns
    Duran
    Buchanan (very very good jab)
    Mantequilla Napoles


    Currently

    W. Klitschko
    Hopkins
    Dawson
     
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    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Current: Sturm has a good one when he dedicates himself to it.
    All time: Arguello's jab was great to watch when he found range
     
  8. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes, Sturm and Dawson have good jabs, so did Forrest (RIP). He dominated Mora with the jab in their rematch.
     
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    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dr Harold Shipman would have been an excellent boxer. His jab was lethal.
     
  11. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :patsch:lol:I feel guilty for laughing!
     
  12. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Kelly Pavlik also has a good jab. He outjabbed Taylor overall, which nobody else has done since Taylor has a decent jab himself.

    The jab is his staple diet, everything else comes off it.

    He didn't get it going against Hopkins..kinda like Calzaghe didn't, credit to Hopkins footwork.
     
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    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Hagler had a very hard and stiff southpaw jab used it very well.

    Warren says Holmes has best jab he's ever seen.....:think

    I like the names people have brought up.:good
     
  14. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    how did i not say Arguello i love the man forgot about his jab. Although he sometimes thought past his jab looking for the right hand or left hook and it resulted in a pawed jab.

     
  15. ishy

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    :good
    Completely forgot about Monzon :patsch