The best Jabbers in Boxing History

hmm says
Ali - fast
Sonny Liston - power
Larry Holmes - both speed and power
Winky Wright - consistent
Hearns - flew from different angles.. his arm would swing then quick jab... flicker jab.

 

Henry Maske

 

hearns jab has always been my favorite. his left would be hanging around his waist and would just whip his arm out so fast that guys could'n even react.

quartey's jab was like a jack hammer. constant and thudding. he'd tear faces just using the jab.

 

hmm says.. yeah my little bro did that in a match.. his opponent was too caught up with the swinging motion that he didn't know where, which angle they were coming from... flicker jabs are great..we just don't see that many people pulling them off now-a-days.

 

Wlad perhaps, but not quite sure...

 

Ali
Liston
Lewis
Hearns
Whitaker

 

Perhaps not.

 

Hears as well... but I'll admit I'm biased as he's my fav fighter of all time

 

Good list. Holmes overall, Hearns on p4p at 47 was almost unfair.

 

Hearns used to do that thing where he'd jab 3 or 4 times to the chest, fake another to lower his opponents hands and throw a lead right cross to the head instead.

 

Lewis had an underrated jab

 

hmm says Lewis is up there for a hw.. He worked the jab a lot for most of his fights to land some of his big shots. I remember him actually using the jab to open up one of his opponent's guard.. I was like "holy shieeeeeeeet that dude is dead".

 

Carlos Monzon

 

Emile Griffith