The top 5 best jab of all time P4P

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  1. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I'd say it would have something to do with being bigger men thus bigger power in a straight punch.
     
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  2. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    Well I wanted to list Little Mac but he just missed the cut
     
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  3. venomus_p4p

    venomus_p4p Guest

    Floyd
    Jones
    Zab
     
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  4. hmm

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    hmm says... we had this thread before and I remember that this was one of the topics I started off with in ESB.

    Pretty much everyone nailed my top picks and I focused mainly on the HW's for clear discern.

    Ali - fast jab for HW
    Liston - strong jab
    Holmes - strong and fast
    Louis - solid

    (either two)
    Lewis - solid
    Hearns - flickers.. angles/speed
     
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  5. TommyV

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    A power punch is the last thing a jab should be though. Which is why I don't rate Liston's jab particularly highly. All he had to go with it was the power and the reach. Little speed or variation. I suppose it was okay as a measuring stick to set up other punches, but not great.
     
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  6. Fedor Em

    Fedor Em Enforcement, VRWC style Full Member

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    1. Whitaker
    2. Hearns
    3. Holmes
    4. Louis
    5. Monzon or Liston
     
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  7. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    1. Whitaker
    2. Holmes
    3. Monzon
    4. Hearns
    5. Liston
     
    the cobra, May 23, 2009
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  8. Agossoumichael

    Agossoumichael Member Full Member

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    If Kevin Johnson keeps winning at the elite level, he might make the top 5 list someday. His jab is the best at hw right now, but I don't know if it is bec of the guys he had been fighting.
     
    Agossoumichael, May 23, 2009
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  9. Agossoumichael

    Agossoumichael Member Full Member

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    I don't why guys put Louis' jab in that list. He's got power but he definitely didn't have a good jab.
     
    Agossoumichael, May 25, 2009
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  10. boricua100%

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    I like Mosley's and Cotto's Jabs both fast and powerfull
     
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  11. Kaki

    Kaki Guest

    1. Holmes
    2. Whitaker
    3. Hearns
    4. Ali
    5. Liston

    honorable mentions: Foster, Hagler, Lewis
     
    Kaki, May 25, 2009
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  12. Rickypr18

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    Mosley's jab is rarely powerful, he mostly flicks it. When he commits to it, it can be powerful, but he spends most of the time flicking it.
     
    Rickypr18, May 25, 2009
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  13. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Funny,that's what I think of Wlad's jab.
     
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  14. gooners!!

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    Holmes
    Hearns
    Ali

    Holmes and Hearns used to put lots of feints behind the jab and they threw it from the hip with tremendous speed.
     
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  15. pngo

    pngo #1Contender Full Member

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    1. Hearns
    2. Sweet Pea
    3. Ali
    4. Holmes
    5. Sonny
     
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