Top 5 Southpaw Jabs

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  1. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Just watched Hagler vs Sibson and damn Hagler´s right jab was good...

    In order, I would say the Top 5 would be like that IMO:

    1- Whitaker
    2- Hagler
    3- Winky
    4- Saldivar
    5- Michael Moorer

    TBH, I´m not confortable with the last two... Saldivar and Moorer were the the two guys I can remember at the moment :think Help me with this, post yours, in order if possible......
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    Edit- forgot Zapata, he would be a good shout too.....
     
  2. Andrei00

    Andrei00 Active Member Full Member

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    I don't think Pernell had a greater jab than Hagler, but that's just me. It's debatable, anyway.
     
  3. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think I'd have Kenny Lane above Saldivar and Moorer.
     
  4. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about one of those old timers whom someone else its more familiar with? Tendler, Freddie Miller, etc.

    Elorde, maybe, or Yoko but its tough...
     
  5. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hagler is a solid no.1 for me. I place it over Whitaker's because it was a more effective offensive weapon in addition to being a part of Marv's defensive tools.
     
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    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Nah, Nunn's jab was never good enough.

    Never consistent with it too.

    He relied on his athleticism, speed and movement too much.

    Even in his early pre-title pure boxer-days he beat his opponents by not being lazy on the inside, moving and throwing fast combinations rather than controlling them with his jab.
     
  8. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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    :-(

    range finder, flicking jab

    no snap to it, no bad intentions behind it
     
  9. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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    looks like a solid top 5 to me, but I too would switch Hagler and Whit.
     
  10. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For all of his flaws Michael Moorer had one hell of a jab.
     
  11. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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    it's up there with the best jabs the HW division has seen

    I wish he would have used it a bit more though