10 fastest fighters ever

A quick list (mostly modern and not many smaller weights) with no thought just to start things, i'll adjust it later as people add the myriads i forget lol

Ali
Jones
Leonard
Taylor
Davis Jr
Camacho
Hearns
Whitaker
Robinson
Pep

 

Nice to see Hearns on there. Because of his sick reach and power, his handspeed sometimes is overlooked. But i think that was one of the key factors in his demolishment of Duran and what made him so hard to out-box.

 

Just a roughie mate, Meldrick fo sure and Mosley is a good shout. I take Ali over Floyd as it is a P4P list and Ali was that bit heavier as well.

 

While we are talking Floyd's, Mayweather might be a contender too. Benitez in his day. I'm sure others will chime in with some from the 40's to present.

 

zab judah deserves a shout in this one.

 

Mosley in his early welter days should be on the list for sure.

 

Meldrick Taylor
Hector Camacho
Tommy Hearns
Ray Leonard
Willie Pep
Roy Jones
Zab Judah
Terry Norris
Floyd Mayweather
Ray Robinson

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Just missing the cut:
Muhammad Ali
Jim Driscoll
Shane Mosley
Howard Davis
Lionel Rose
Floyd Patterson

 

Mosley when he first became a welter makes the list id think.

 

umm im gonna throw this together quick but id have to put in

meldrick taylor
roy jones jr
muhammad ali
floyd patterson
mike tyson
zab judah
shane mosley
ray leonard
ray robinson
willie pep

 

I thought of the same people.

 

..all good names, but when it comes to heavies I never can understand how Joe Louis is overlooked by so many in this category.

 

Very pleased to see Pep's name mentioned because usually he seems to be left out of lists like this. He was rapid. Especially if you're talking about overall quickness, including the legs and waist as well as the hands.