In your opinion who had the fastest hands of all time?

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  1. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Patterson's my pick. My God, his combos were a thing of beauty even if it wasn't exactly the most technical, and left him off balance quite a bit at times.
     
  2. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    For heavies, my order goes Patterson>Ali>Tyson>Dempsey>Louis
     
  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hector Camacho
    Meldrick Taylor
    RJJ

    For Heavyweights Michael Dokes, Tony Tubbs, had very quick hands.
     
  4. Glass City Cobra

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    1. Jones
    2. Taylor
    3. Leonard
    4. Patterson
    5. Camacho
    6. Ryan Garcia
    7. Ali
    8. Amir Khan
    9. Prime Pac
    10. Mayweather Jr
     
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  5. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Either Meldrick Taylor, Roy or Macho Camacho. When I think of handspeed those are the first 3 that always pop up in my mind
     
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  6. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Buddy.
    He does, and you have, good call.
    stay safe amigo.
     
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  7. Flo_Raiden

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    Besides those mentioned:

    Midget Wolgast
    Miguel Canto
    Ismael Laguna
    Mark Johnson
    Howard Davis Jr
    Michael Nunn
    Yuriorkis Gamboa
    Gary Russell Jr
     
  8. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So many fighters that had extremely fast hands , it's hard to say just the "one" who was the fastest.
    Even fighters that were not " Great" could land combo's so rapidly, its hard to know exactly what they landed.
    For instance Howard Davis Jr. Lightning Lonnie Smith, Virgil Hill, Charlie "Cho Cho" Brown, Michael Dokes.
    Not one of them are considered " Great". But they are some of the fastest boxers in their weight division history
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  9. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr. Always stood out to me . Leonard with combo speeds. Hearns with one punch delivery.. Camacho with rapid fire. There is just so many differnet types. Even Edwin Rosario with his counterpunching speed and natural delivery.
     
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  10. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Meldrick Taylor's flurries were the fastest I've seen. Power punches - Jones.
     
  11. Greb & Papke 707

    Greb & Papke 707 Active Member Full Member

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    P4P…hard to argue against a prime RJJ or SRL, heavyweight I’d say Patterson Ali or Tyson
     
  12. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've mentioned this before when the question came up, but the fastest i ever saw was a Mexican flyweight named Halimi Gutierrez. Now one might say a flyweight is normally going to be faster than most, however, he broke the sound barrier for flyweights as well. I saw a couple of his fights in '70-'71 and let me tell ya, his hands were the closest thing I've seen to a blur.
     
  13. mcvey

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    Johnny Indrisano.
     
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  14. Jpreisser

    Jpreisser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Steve Forbes said that he sparred Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Roy Jones Jr. and stated that Jones was faster.
     
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  15. Joeywill

    Joeywill Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Meldrick Taylor. Ive never seen someone throw combinations like that. Its hard to tell though.
     
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