The jab: Ike Quartey and Joe Calzaghe

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  1. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    This is like choosing between Beyonce and Mrs. Bika.
     
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  2. charlie brown

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    :lol:
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

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    This is akin to asking "Who's the better 3 point shooter, Reggie Miller or Kwame Brown?"
     
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  4. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    Ford or Mercades.
     
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  5. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Calzaghe was a better boxer overall and his jab was an accurate, frustrating little punch and he could win fights against some opponents while barely using his left at all. When he injured his left hand against Evans Ashira, he basically won every round using that little jab. It was far less effective at the top level, but it was very good against lesser opponents.

    HOWEVER, Quartey had a great jab that was pretty much perfect in every respect: powerful, accurate, cutting and by no means an arm punch. If every fight was just a jab contest and all other punches were outlawed, Quartey would have never lost.

    An analogy would be this: Wladimir Klitschko is better at hooking off the jab than Manny Pacquiao, even though Manny Pacquiao is a much better boxer overall. Some boxers just have particular gifts.
     
    The Kurgan, Jan 23, 2011
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  6. horst

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    Joe would win easily, and rightly so. He had much better handspeed than Quartey. And Quartey had a much better jab than Calzaghe. I agree with you on both counts.
     
    horst, Jan 24, 2011
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  7. horst

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    That's not the question. The question is, was it better than Ike Quartey's?
     
    horst, Jan 24, 2011
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  8. kirk

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    Anyone who doesnt think Ike had a great jab, needs to watch more Ike fights.

    I rate Ikes jab above JC's, no question.
     
    kirk, Jan 24, 2011
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  9. ThePunchingBag

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4J1IkrlJQ&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

    That Guy
     
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  10. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Welcome to boxing.

    But seriously, Joe had a very good jab, but IMO Quartey's was a bit better.
     
    BigBone, Jan 24, 2011
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  11. horst

    horst Guest


    This is what you're up against on this forum:




    :nut
     
    horst, Jan 24, 2011
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  12. One Round

    One Round Hertfordshire's Finest Full Member

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    I don't even remember his jab
     
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  13. KO Boxing

    KO Boxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Unfair comparison or not, the question of the poll still stands. And the answer is simple.
     
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  14. horst

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    :smoke
     
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  15. BlackBrenny

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    :deal exactly what I said to popkins, who thinks he's the ****ing boxing police and only he can decide who knows boxing and who doesnt, I said Calzaghes was more substantial in the he used it in different ways, and in more ways, also, popkins knows how this is going to go seeing as the general forum is calzaghe hate city
     
    BlackBrenny, Jan 24, 2011
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