The top 20 heavyweight jabs of all time.

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  1. Ponysmallhorse

    Ponysmallhorse Small but proud Full Member

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    Maybe we should wait until Sony Liston beats a very good fighter before heaping him?
     
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  2. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Ridiculous. :lol:
     
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  3. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Definitely.
     
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  4. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    hows that ridiculous
     
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  5. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Because Holmes' jab was far more powerful and shaped his fights more than Ali's did. His epitimised 'fight controlling', it was a real mouth-splitter, a far more prevelant weapon in his arsenal than Ali's. Ali's was more a point scorer than a fight contoller. Also, saying Ali had more power on the follow-up than Holmes is crap too. Holmes followed it with a great right hand, far more so than Ali. In fact the table you devised and categories seemed purely designed to make Ali win. Larry's jab was clearly superior.
     
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    good points

    I just think Alis was more controlling in the fight as he kept fighters off balance more and used it to score points.

    But you do make good points for Holmes aswell taht i am not arguing against
     
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  7. McGrain

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    With this list it is like you are stripping away range or ranking them pound for pound - how on earth do Charles, Tunney, Patterson, Tyson and Louis out-jab Wlad?
     
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