Best jab at/around welterweight in boxing history?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Best jab at/around welterweight in boxing history? Top 1 or 2 will make it to a final poll of P4P best jab.

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    Hearns55%

    Hagler16%



    Robinson16%

    Whitaker9%

    Other (Say who in comments)5%

    Thoughts on this poll
     
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  2. AwardedSteak863

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    Hagler fought at Middleweight. How is that considered around WW? While Hagler did have an excellent jab, MW is two weight classes over WW.

    As for the question, Hearns and Robinson are excellent choices. I would also add Napoles, Quartey and Wright (JM is what I would consider around WW).
     
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  3. Indefatigable

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    Ross #1
    LEONARD. Everything was off the jab.
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    Mayweather
    De La Hoya almost beat May when an old man strickly with the jab.
     
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  4. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ike Quartey needs to be in this mix.
     
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  5. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If its strictly welterweight then Ike has to be mentioned as well as Hearns and Napoles.
     
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  6. elmaldito

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    whitaker beat prime de la hoya with a jab alone.
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    Hearns for me fore sure. Fantastic multi faceted jab and allllllll that height and reach.
     
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    Moron
     
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  9. Kamikaze

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    Hagler was an ATG WW but I think its Larry Holmes who had the better WW jab.
     
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  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I know, it was modern martial artist that created this poll.
     
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  11. mark ant

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    He didn`t land it much in that fight though.
     
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    Leonard use to throw a wild overhand right that often missed because he didn`t set it up well at times.
     
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  13. ETM

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    Hearns #1

    Ike Quartey probably after that.

    Oscar DelaHoya had an outstanding jab. Very quick.

    Vernon Forest had a very good jab.
     
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  14. JohnThomas1

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    I was reading the other day pretty sure it was Futch saying how underrated the SRR jab was.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    His jab was constant and he feinted with it keeping fighters off him and setting up his other punches.
     
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