Who is the fastest boxer in the heavyweight division?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I would have said Ruiz had the fastest hands in the heavyweight division until AJ exposed him a little, Usyk has very quick hands and feet and a quick brain, he makes quick little moves to keep an opponent guessing, but is any heavy quicker right now? Fury? Wilder? Who is the fastest out of the current big guys?
     
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    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    Wilder has the greatest speed imo. However, he has greater problems getting “set up” to deliver that speed then some of the other fast guys.

    Fury is not in the convo imo, it’s his timing that makes him good.
     
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    Lith Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Interesting, I thought that those fights affirmed the hand speed thing. The way Joshua won that wasn't by fighting speed with speed, it was if anything doing everything he could to nullify the hand speed by keeping out of range of them as whenever he "got involved" he got clipped and hurt - even against a out-of-shape-even-for-Ruiz version of Ruiz

    Neutralising someone's strength doesn't mean it's not as strong as first thought, it means that you have other weapons that if applied correctly are able to make up for that advantage the opponent has.
     
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    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hand speed is hand speed regardless of win/loss
     
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    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruiz throws the fastest combinations, especially with power. Usyk is runner up in that category. Wilder throws the fastest single shots, obviously with nuclear power. Usyk is runner up in that category as well. Usyk has the fastest feet. Wilder or Joseph Parker are runners up here, but Parker's superior footwork and balance gives him the nod over Wilder.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Fury`s footspeed is quick though and his reflexes too.
     
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    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Handspeed - Ruiz
    Footspeed - Usyk
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Yes, but I was more commenting on how his slow footwork got really exposed.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I agree but he used his quicker feet to beat Ruiz and his timing and hand speed allowed him to score quite well too.
     
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    Joe Joyce. Absolute lightning.
     
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  11. Lith

    Lith Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course, but your post specifically states hand speed - there was nothing that AJ did which indicated Ruiz's hand speed didn't live up to the hype, or that AJ's was quicker... just he essentially did what he should have last time, and been more mobile than the much smaller guy who also has a lot more mass and fired from out of his range.
     
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    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    This is definitely true

    When the footage is sped up to x3.75
     
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    Ruiz is blazing fast at making Big Macs disappear
     
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    Rockradar Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd say Andy Ruiz. Just watch one of his pad sessions. They're awesome.
     
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    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In the past, I would say Mike Tyson. For the current one, I would say Wilder.
     
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