Up jabs

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Archie Moore painted with his jab in a multitude of tints... up jab, in jab, jab into hook...

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    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Likewise, Sumbu Kalumbay was a masterclass jabber with at least five variations.

    You can see some up jabs here vs McCallum and DeWitt, probably others. Love the way he’ll tap McCallum on the chest with it once or twice to set up spearing him with the up jab.

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    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Qawi was superb at this.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Emile Griffith
    Hearns too
     
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns
    Eubank occasionally
     
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    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Hatton had a lovely up jab. Stung Mayweather with it in the first round of their fight together.

    Mike Tyson was very good at shifting his weight onto his left leg and shooting a short, snappy up jab from there.

    Fighting Harada as well had a very nice up jab iirc.
     
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    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    When I look at the examples cited, it is clear a lot of folks here do not understand what an up jab is. Tommy Hearns had the best one in history.
     
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    Hearns' was faster but Foster's up-jab had more oomph to it.
     
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    Samart'sTeep Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Paul Malignaggi made his career with this. It was really his only consistently reliable weapon. Without his good up jab, he would have never become world champion.
     
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