Underrated Jabbers

Bob Foster
George Foreman--hit Lyle with a load of jabs before knocking him out

 

Howard Davis jr. and Alex Ramos, along with Milton McCrory.

 

Eder Jofre

Every of his attacks depends of his jabs........His jabs were truly great set ups to his straight right hand or right uppercut......

And he was good outboxing opponents with his jab as well.....

 

McCallum, Toney. Fullmer had the ugliest jab ever but when he used it, it did work for him. Buddy McGirt had a great jab. Greg Haugen had a very effective jab when he was at his best.

 

Michael Spinks.

 

Roy Jones actually had a good jab. Even if he didn't jab enough.

 

Joe Calzaghe had a great jab.

 

I'm glad Greg Haugen has been mentioned. That 2nd fight with Pazienza was a masterpiece for him.

 

When he used it his jab was insane, very long, very heavy maybe harder than Listons? In the Chuvalo fight he was snapping Chuvalo's head back every time he hit with the jab.

 

Jake Lamotta was actually outjabbing SRR for a bit of their 6th fight despite it beign slower and with less reach. He always jabbed before he bored in.

 

Prime Foreman

 

Not sure what's what with this thread??? I thought it was about 'underrated' jabbers?? But everyones bringing up people who had well known good jabs?? Is it actually examples of fighters who don't generally get recognised for their jabs that we're looking for?? Michael Moorer's one was good I reckon that isn't exactly raved about

 

Mike Weaver and Duane Thomas. Weaver's thought of as a slugger, but watch his bout with Scott Ledoux. He puts on a clinic. As for Thomas, he threw one of the hardest jabs ever. Not in 2's and 3s. Just one's and it was jolting.

Scartissue

 

I'll give it a go by weightclass(roughly), though if i try to put every good pre-70s contender who i thought had a good jab i'll be here all day.

Jimmy Ellis

Dariusz
Lonnie Bennett
Jesse Burnett
Richie Kates
Saad
Lottie Mwale
Len Hutchins
Chris Finnegan
Mate parlov
Eddie Cotton
Mauro Mina
Johnny Persol
Prince Charles Williams

Graciano Rocchigiani
Lindell Holmes
Nigel Benn
Sugarboy Malinga
Frankie Liles
Tim Littles
Sven Ottke
Chris Eubank
Steve Collins
Joe Calzaghe
Michael Watson

Sumbu Kalambay
Iran Barkley
Frank Tate
Reggie Johnson
JD Jackson
Tony ****in Sibson
Mark Kaylor
Willie Monroe
Boogaloo Watts
Bennie Briscoe
Kevin Finnegan
Bunny Sterling
JC Bouttier
Nino Benvenuti
Joey Archer
Randy Turpin
Gene Fullmer

Denny Moyer
Maurice Hope
Duane Thomas

Carmen Basilio
benny Paret
Luis Federico Thompson
Luis Rodriguez
Curtis Cokes
Hegemon Lewis
Early Felix Trinidad
Mark Breland
Aaron Davis
Crisanto Espana
Vernon Forrest

Saoul Mamby
Emiliano Villa
Roger Mayweather
Antonio Cervantes
Aaron Pryor
Harold Brazier

Sammy Mandell
Joe Brown
Paolo Rosi
manuel Alvarez
Dave Charnley
Carlos Ortiz
Ismael Laguna
Mando Ramos
Rodolfo Gonzalez
Jim Watt

Flash Elorde
Kang-il Suh
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Chung-il Choi
Genaro Hernandez
Brian Mitchell

Davey Moore
Howard Winstone
Johnny Famechon
Shozo Saijo
David Kotey
Eusebio Pedroza
Danny Lopez
Pat Cowdell
Pat Ford
Ruben Castillo

Kennedy Mckinney
Junior Jones

Eder Jofre
Fighting Harada
Lionel Rose
Alan Rudkin
Rafael Herrera
Chucho Castillo
Enrique Pinder
Carlos Zarate
Alberto Davila
Soo-Hwan Hong
Jeff Chandler
Miguel Lora
Greg Richardson
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
Yasuei Yakushiji
Veeraphol Sahaprom

Rafael Orono
Payao Poonterat
Johnny Tapia
Nana Konadu

Sadao Yaoita
Pone Kingpetch
Walter McGowan
Horacio Accavallo
Masao Ohba
Susumu Hanagata
Betulio Gonzalez
Miguel Canto
Chan-Hee Park
Peter Mathebula
Sot Chitalada
santos Laciar
erbito Salavarria
Duke McKenzie
Mark Johnson
Muangchai KIttikassem

Early Michael Carbajal

 

Love Mamby's.