who has had the fastest hands in boxing in the last 30 years?

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  1. dhenzrae

    dhenzrae A Proud Noypi Full Member

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    roy jones jr.
     
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  2. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I think Meldrick Taylor had the fastest hands in Boxing History.

    When you watch his fight with Chavez, some of his combinations are so blindingly fast you wonder if were imagining it all.

    It's a shame what happened to Taylor.
     
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    koki_kameda Koki Kameda Full Member

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    Koki Kameda
     
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  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    :rofl

    Saw it coming, Koki.
     
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  6. 196osh

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    Roy Jones Jr or Meldrick Taylor for handspeed.

    Jones was over all the fastest though.
     
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    Medrick Taylor
     
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    1 Howard Davis Jr
    2 Meldrick Taylor
    3 Roy Jones Jr
     
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    Camacho was the fastest he made the little guys look slow man .... unbelievable....

    roy jones slightly behind macho

    Roy was quick but he was fighting at a higher weight he had a lightweight fighters speed but he fought at middleweight, super middle and light heavy making those guys look super slow
     
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  10. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Im gonna go with Taylor and RJJ
     
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  11. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr.
    Floyd Mayweather
    Andre Berto
     
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  12. paulfv

    paulfv Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is the key, right here.

    The heavier and taller the boxer, the longer their arms tend to be and thus the greater the distance (and time) it takes for them to extend fully and land a blow. This contributes to the perception that they are not as fast as fighters at lower weights.

    RJJ's reach is 8" greater than Taylor's.

    RJJ was the fastest guy I have ever seen when you factor in his height and size. I'm sure there are some bantamweights and featherweights who have been faster, but from around 140+ I have never observed anyone as fast as he was. Roy was a phenom and epitomized 'fast-twitch fibers.'

    Taylor was also unbelievably quick with his hands. But I think when you account for the size and reach differential, Roy was at least as fast and, I think, faster.

    I am not a Roy Jones fan, but you have to give the man his due. He was a physical freak.
     
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    double post
     
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    i agree....but mayweather's right straight...has dissapeared from time to time...but i'd still give to a prime roy
     
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  15. smoochp

    smoochp Da flyest1 Full Member

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    :good :good :good I think Mosley is a close third
     
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