Sumbu Kalambay's jab

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    At his very best in that post-Kalule pre-Nunn hiding, was it the best MW jab you've seen? UP there? Or what, you think?
     
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  2. SuzieQ49

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    I rate it very high on an all time great scale alongside Bob Foster, Harold Johnson, Thomas Hearns, Larry Holmes, Sonny Liston

    He took apart a prime mike McCallum with just his jab. Won about 9 or 10 of the 12 rounds
     
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  3. mrkoolkevin

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    Seems like the most obvious competition is Monzon's? Strange that there really haven't been many all-time great jabbers at middleweight in modern times.
     
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  4. Legend X

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    I prefer Hagler's jab. His right jab that is.
     
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  5. McGrain

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    Yeah, Hagler would be right up there.

    Hagler, Robinson, Monzon, who else? Kalambay belongs right up there?
     
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  6. McGrain

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    He totally out-jabbed Mike McCallum. MW is weird. I would like to add Watson based on eye, but McCallum handled his jab; I would add McCallum, of course, but how can you when Kalambay totally owned his jab? Put it in a jar with a wee label on it that says "just ok"? Odd.
     
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  7. McGrain

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    LaMotta has a beast jab but Robinson made it look a bit limited, another example of MW jabs just vanishing in puff of smoke from the indomitable list.
     
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  8. Legend X

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    Kalambay completely outboxed McCallum. He certainly outjabbed him but his footwork was so superior that night he didn't really have to "match his jab" if you get what I mean.

    But, yes, Kalambay's jab is up there.
     
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  9. McGrain

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    Hopkins got out-jabbed by Taylor, Taylor got out-jabbed by Pavlik, Pavlik got out-jabbed by Martinez....maybe Martinez should be in there I really don't know.

    Looking forward to seeing a bit more of Golovkin's jab.
     
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    On the back foot Kalambay's jab was great, combining nicely with his movement, slipping and countering. On the front foot I preferred LaMotta's, and McCallum, Eubank and Toney doubled and trebled their jabs nicely!
     
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  11. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mind you, Randy Turpin's lunging left jabs were extremely effective. LaMotta's seemed masterful but Turpin's was actually more effective against Ray.
     
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  12. Bulldog24

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    Seeing Eubank and Toney against flat-footed swarmer-slugger hybrids like Tony Thornton, Henry Wharton and Barkley is a thing of beauty with their double jabs.
     
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  13. Brixton Bomber

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    ^^

    Always bringing Eubank into it!

    Taylor (Jermaine) had a PISTON of a jab! Brilliant.
     
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  14. Bulldog24

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    Perhaps because he had an incredible jab?
     
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    He had an incredible everything according to you.
     
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