Rank them in terms of speed - Dempsey, Tunney, Patterson, Ali, Mike Tyson

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  1. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Foot and hand speed, most to least quick.
     
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  2. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At their respective peaks:

    Patterson
    Ali
    Tyson
    Dempsey
    Tunney
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Patterson
    Ali
    Tunney
    Tyson
    Dempsey

    Jack last looks ****ing weird though.
     
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  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Sometimes I sit and think about Patterson boxing at modern MW or SMW. I think about it a lot.
     
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  5. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Handspeed

    Patterson
    Ali
    Tyson
    Demspey
    Tunney

    Footspeed

    Ali
    Tyson
    Dempsey
    Patterson
    Tunney
     
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  6. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Bump
     
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  7. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Pretty sure Henry Cooper said Patterson was quicker than Ali
     
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