Leonard or Robinson - Who had faster hands?

Thanks John, i was guessing similar.

 

Didn't they come in at the chosen weight basically back in SRR's day? I thought weigh in times etc were different.

 

No way in the world.

 

:good

Emmanuel often commented how overlooked Hearns speed was and said it was pivotal vs Duran not to mention Leonard.

 

Amateur Leonard had argueably the 2nd or 3rd fastest hands I've seen (behind Meldrick and argueably behind Jones). The footage of Robinson as an amateur or at welter (not much is available, but there's still some footage to estimate his handspeed) wasn't as impressive.

 

Leonard's appear to be quicker but, it could be the due to advances in cameras, which could record movement more accurately. However, Robinson's was more accurate, which had more devastating effects.

 

I kinda agree with stonehands upon watching leonard hearns again. In this fight leonard is forced to throw his hardest punches and none of his fancy flurries. He still looks extremely fast, but hearns looks just as fast to me, if not faster. Hard to put robinson in the mix with lack of film though.

 

Robinson is tough. Film quality is not as colorful, literally and the camera was set at a distance. Compare Tyson's film to Louis's... Tyson has the advantage of a microphone in the ring, close-up angles and bristling color. Poor Louis is grainy, gray, and with fake sound effects.

 

Yes way in the world. De La Hoya's handspeed at times compares to Leonard's, and Mosley's early welterweight days maybe even quicker.

 

We're seeing two totally different things, but each to their own i guess.

 

Howard Davis Jr. and Bernard Taylor was faster than either De La Hoya or Mosley, and I'm apt to say that Camacho was also.

 

Although his prime was very short, I seem to remember Meldrick Taylor having very quick hands in his early days. The Courtney Hooper and Chavez fights come to mind.

 

Leonard was a bit faster and Robinson a bit more powerful. It evens out when thinking of speed to power ratio.

 

Leonard, if it matters.

 

Its actually the only way to go mate because for some ****ed up annoying reason we have got more or less 0 footage of the best ever boxer in his best ever weight & we have footage from before srr at 147.

It deeply saddens yet angers me at the same time.

:twisted: :-(