Top 3 Heavyweight Jabs

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  1. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Liston
    Holmes
    Ali
    Lewis
    Wladmir
     
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  2. kmcc505

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    1. Wlad
    2. Holmes
    3. Liston
     
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  3. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    Liston's jab wasn't massively versatile either, compared to some of the names on the lists. I think if it works for you and helps you enforce your style then it's a good jab. Tyson absolutely qualifies in this regard.
     
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  4. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A shota Bowe got outjabbed by Golota, Lewis got outjabbed by Bruno.
    Both are top jabbers though.
    Louis
    Liston
    Ali
    Bowe
    Lewis
    Foreman
    Wlad
    Pink Thomas
    Iron Mike
     
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  5. Boxed Ears

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    1. Prime Holmes
    2. Faded Holmes
    3. Young Holmes.

    Honourable mention: 4. Old Holmes
     
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  6. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Haha. Damn I forgot Holmes Id have him at 4.
    my top 5
    Louis
    Liston
    Ali
    Holmes
    Bowe
     
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  7. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    Freaking Bowe again???
     
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  8. Theron

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    Ali and Louis' jabs didn't move guys heads the way some of Bowes did
     
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  9. Theron

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    Haha maybe i've been watching too much Bowe Holyfield and Golota lately...

    Holmes
    Liston
    Louis (forgot Louis as well first time)..
     
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  10. mcvey

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    Holmes
    Louis
    Liston
     
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  11. Theron

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    Yup changed my mind after forgetting about Holmes and Louis... :patsch tired i guess. exept i got Liston above Louis because of the length and power i believe was better
     
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  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Outside of the menion of Bowe (doesn't anyone remember Golota beating him to the jab?), I could be convinced of any of those mentioned.
     
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  13. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lewis and Ali have been outjabbed, has Wlad even faced anyone
    With a good jab, let alone elite? I think Bowe had a phenomenal jab
    he didnt use it like Wlad to systematically wear people down though.
    Bowe showed up unprepared for Golota 1, and was shot for Golota 2.
    Peak Bowe outjabs and stops Golota in 4. Shout out to Mercer by the way.
    Douglass in Tokyo was genius too. I read a while back theres about
    5 types of jabs a boxer can throw. Some fighters seem to slightyl
    alter their jab but someone school me on these 5 types of jabs.
     
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  14. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Pinklon Thomas if you exclude great heavyweights.
     
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  15. Danmann

    Danmann Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holmes had hard jab, one drawback was he put so much into it sometimes he left self exposed, but he did always recover (Snipes, Weaver, Witherspoon)

    No one is mentioning Tunney who had great jab, which he used in different fashion than Holmes, firing it out a lot, but not in weak manner.

    Joe Louis had best IMO he would stagger guys with jab.

    Remember that video we had up while back, of Dempsey and Louis together on some show? They demonstrate how they would fight each other. If someone could put it back up, look at part where louis is jabbing at Dempsey's target (glove) Louis barely makes an effort, yet jab lands with loud 'Thud!" sound.
     
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