Great use of the jab

Vernon Forrest vs Sergio Mora II
He schooled Mora with the jab alone.

 

The most devestating display of the jab I've ever seen is Ike Quartey vs Jung-Oh Park, the second defense of Ike's WBA title.

Remember what Foreman's face looked like after 10 against Stewart? That's what Park's face looked like after 4 with Quartey, almost exclusively due to the jab.

Seconds after the fight you can hear someone speaking on behalf of the all Korean Park's corner, asking where the nearest hospital is and how they have to get him there,

 

Damn nearly any Larry Holmes fight, Holmes had the best heavyweight jab of all time.

 

Winky Wright v Mosley may be the best example on this thread.

 

Kind of surprised that noone has mentioned Buster Douglas v Tyson.

 

The most effective active jab, and the best since Quartey's, is Sergiy Dzinziruk's.

 

Two great jab's were Sonny Liston's and Cassius Clay's - in different ways and for different reasons but either of their fights certainly involved a lot of good use of the jab - also Archie Moore used his left hand very well in coming back from the brink against Yvon Durelle - think Archie Moore all round had one of the veryt best left hands in history really

 

Its all Wlad throws

 

:huh You think PBF has a great jab?? Don't see it myself. Not at all. I'd say it was better than mediocre, but not really a particularly good one. Not one of his key attributes IMO.

 

Whitaker vs. Nelson
DLH vs. MAG
Hearns vs. Benitez
Lewis vs. Holyfield I

 

Good calls, particularly on Joey Archer. Thought he did well outjabbing the tall, rangy Victor Zalazar. A real 101 on fighting taller fighters that fight was. And the jab there was key.

 

Of recent times there's Funeka-Guzman 1.

 

Except when he's flattening Ray Austin with nothing but hooks. :yep

 

Conteh-Lopez was the first fight that sprang into my mind when I read the thread title. Buchanan-Paduano too.

Most accounts have Pep being able to take away the jabs of taller men with greater reaches than him while landing his own at will. And I'd agree from what I've seen. Speaking of featherweights, I bang on about Howard Winstone way, way too much at times, but he had one of the greatest jabs in history of the division IMO.

Harada had an excellent jab too - an aspect of his game that gets a bit overlooked at times. Used it really well against Jofre when either a.) using it to get inside, or b.) mixing it up to alternate the pace when Jofre started to settle into his rhythm.

 

Damn strait!