Antonio Cervantes jab oddities

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Cervantes has been a long time favorite of mine, very very nice fighter to watch, but looking at Hanza's new highlight reel and looking over it, it seems like he didn't always follow the standard approach to jabbing.

In certain clips you'll see him stay almost stationary when throwing it out, keeping the front leg stable while moving the back leg and leaning to throw the jab. I can see that it's mostly a matter of distance control, but it's not something I've ever practiced before (I was taught to step with my jab, as I'm sure most of you have), and I'll have to see what it's like for myself.

I've definitely seen the technique before, but I guess I've never caught myself paying attention to it till now. Many greats have likely used it, Robinson was one of the first to come to mind- does anybody know where this technique may originate? First fighter you've seen use it or something similar to it? Etc.

I feel like I've only seen this with old time fighters, or those who have old time styles (I think I've seen Floyd do it).