Who had the fastest hands in the heavyweight division

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  1. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    Out of any heavyweight in history
     
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    The Kentucky Cobra Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Patterson.
     
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  3. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    If you consider Patterson a hw then the trophy must be for him.if not then it is for Ali
     
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    Yeah, probably Patterson or Ali.
     
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  5. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali, Patterson, Dokes, Page, Holmes, Louis, anyone from that list.
     
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  6. JackSilver

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    Roy Jones
    Floyd Patterson
    Tony Tubbs
    Mike Tyson
    Muhammad Ali
    Herbie Hide
    Michael Dokes
    David Haye
    Corrie Sanders
    Bruce Seldon
     
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    Roy Jones at hw is not even top 10
     
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  8. JackSilver

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    He was the heavyweight champion.The youngest one ever before Tyson and the first man to ever regain the title so yeah it’s safe to say that most people would consider him a heavyweight.
     
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    2fAST 2fURY
     
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    What about Nichols Valuejev ?
     
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    Tubbs . Fast hands big belly!
     
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  12. Cecil

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    Ali
     
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    Patterson or Tyson
     
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    Haye must be up there as well
     
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  15. Wass1985

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    Depends on the criteria, for combinations not even close. He had a decent one-two that's about it.
     
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