2 good examples on Saturday,froch used his effectively shooting from the hip and before people dismiss his skills.you have to have a quality jab to control the action against Abraham and Kessler Then George groves,ramrod jab used as a genuine weapon.he puts all his body weight hips and shoulders into it and is very accurate Others that are effective off the top of my head Amir khan Kell brook Nathan cleverly Andy lee I personally think groves is top draw What do people think
There have been excellent jabs in British post-war boxing, as well. Buchanan, Conteh, Eubank and Lewis come to mind. Then there's Jim Watt who timed his jab as well as anyone, there's Nigel Benn who was out-jabbing ultra-rangey Lenzie Morgan, Naz who was out-jabbing ultra-rangey Kevin Kelley, and Joe Calzaghe had a nice, spearing right jab. Frank Bruno also had an underrated jab.
Yeh ricky's jab is one of the best around. Bellew hs got a great jab when he gets it going, and kev satchell has got a beautiful jab which he throws from odd angles and ca really hurt oppoonents.
I thought burns jab against katsidis and Moses in particular were great examples of how to control the fight and your opponent
Right now probably Froch and Burns. All time - Buchanan, Lewis and Conteh. Im not very clued up on the pre war fighters.
Noticed similarities in the way Groves throws the jab in a similar manner as to how Eubank Sr did. Granted Groves jab isn't proven in any way or sort at the same level as Eubank's was.
The same jab Ricky couldn't even get close with against Gonzalez? :nut Ricky's got a great jab, no doubting it, but its hardly the best as you need to be able to use it against all kinds of styles. Ricky had trouble hitting Gonzalez with anything and got noticeably frustrated. The best jab IMO is also the most effective and whilst Carl Froch's technique is hardly the best, he makes it work and its effective. Mikkel Kessler will tell you that from the 1st and 2nd fight. Carl has got long arms and a weird reach, and for the first three rounds Saturday, Carl made that jab work and controlled the fight. Which surprised me if I'm honest because I always thought Carl had a "nothing" jab, more of a feeler than an actual punch. Going into the fight I thought it would be a battle of the jabs, one I thought Kessler would win hands down. But it was so effective against Kessler who himself has got a world class jab. Kessler only found a way to get past it 3-4 rounds into the fight and even then he was still getting his head knocked back all fight. Groves' jab is super quick and its eye candy, but its not always the most effective. On efficiency and the ability to dictate a fight from distance, I'll say Carl Froch has got the best jab in British Boxing. Even if it doesn't look as nice as Groves'. He's got a good up-jab aswell Carl.
