Greatest Jabs Ever?

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  1. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    What fighters do you think had the greatest Jabs ever?
    I'll list some of mine

    Fighting Harada
    Larry Holmes
    Sonny Liston
    Harold Johnson
    Joe Gans
    Roberto Duran
    Benny Leonard
    John L Sullivan (more of a straight/jolt really)

    Any others?
     
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  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lots of guys had great jabs.... but a couple of under the radar ones I have watched recently.

    Joey Olivio
    Howard Winstone

    Probably not great but going through his fights recently Tony Lopez's was very underrated.
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Loma`s jab is great and it`s constant, it drwas counters brilliantly and makes opponents feel they are always under attack.
     
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    Joe Louis
    Jim Driscoll
    Ike Quartey
    Jim Corbett
    Luis Rodriguez
    Joe Brown
    Willie Pep
    Sammy Mandell
    Miguel Canto
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    1:07 starts explaining how Whitaker was a master at using the jab:
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    Larry Holmes
    Thomas Hearns
    Harold Johnson
    Pernell Whitaker
    Sumbu Kalambay
    Ike Quartey
    John Conteh
    Wlad Klitschko
    Ken Buchanan
    Bob Foster
    Michael Spinks
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Great Post.
    Peerless Jim is a great shout.
    I believe he wrote a book called 'The straight left and how to cultivate it'.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Very good selection
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Holmes
    Hearns
    Quartey
    Louis
    Hagler
    Liston
    Johnson
    Hill
    Conteh
    Wladimir
    Monzon
    Thomas
    DeLahoya
    Erdei
    GGG
     
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  10. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sot Chitalada and Masao Ohba needs a mention.
     
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    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Whitaker
    May
    Hearns
    Hagler
    Monzon
    Holmes
    Liston
    Ali
    Foster
    Ken B
     
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  12. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Seen it before. Good video.
    Here's a video film study I think you'll like Mark.

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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Sot was like a little Ali. He looked great against our Charlie Magri.
     
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    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    others not mentioned yet
    Holman Williams
    Bramble
     
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  15. BundiniBlack

    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Top 3 would be Monzon Vitali and Ali
     
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