who has had the fastest hands in boxing in the last 30 years?

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  1. cardstars

    cardstars Gamboa is GOD Full Member

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    I know I know see my post above. Not bad company in your list there though :D
     
  2. RingKing

    RingKing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No contest, it's Meldrick Taylor!!
     
  3. Dirty Bastard

    Dirty Bastard Dirty As Hell Full Member

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  4. Sage

    Sage Active Member Full Member

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    For me:

    Single shot: RJJ
    Combo's: Meldrick taylor (just)
     
  5. jaco

    jaco Thomas Hearns Full Member

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    I think Camacho just edges Jones in hanspeed.
     
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    retriever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    JRR
    Taylor
    Camacho
     
  7. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Meldrick springs to mind straight away.. Roy and Mosley ..

    Naseem Hamed had some speed when he was hot.....

    Manny P ....
     
  8. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Still Ray Leonard for me.
     
  9. JediPimp007

    JediPimp007 Long suffering reader Full Member

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    Depends in what context, there are boxers out there with incredible hand speed that dont put a lot on their punches to intentionally have that handspeed advantage... however Roy Jones Jr was able to do this with full blooded hurtful shots with either hand. So for me it's RJJ, he's gotta be well up there as one of the quickest fighters in history in any weight class.
     
  10. TommyV

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    Howard Davis Jr.

    Thread over thankyou.
     
  11. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    oh i've seen him before. just recently i downloaded a tape of mcgirt taylor (which is just as annoyin becuase it's now on youtube:patsch ). which as most would say his best win. im not saying he couldnt box, he showed against norris that his jab was just as effective and had just as much snap. he was just kept falling into norris's traps and counter combos that meldrick couldnt get of the way of.yeah the chavez fight took alot out of him but he still was the same fighter just his major reflexes seem to of gone.

    anyways point is handspeed is what this thread is about and if we are going for only handspeed it's got to be taylor.
     
  12. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I bet if someone with decent handspeed timed themself they could do that, at least without gloves. You guys act like a single video of one combination proves it. I've seen Taylor snap off like 8 punch combos in the blink of an eye, even quicker than that to be honest. His fast twitch muscles were ridiculous at times.

    Roy was faster overall though.
     
  13. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Take a look at a prime Macho Man, not just fantastic speed but also great technically, especially his footwork.

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  14. chino2dapiapimp

    chino2dapiapimp WBC Fecarbox champ Full Member

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    You should see him at his alltime best with Bazooka Limon! Howard Davis had good speed i forgot to put him on the list.
     
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    Brian123 ESB WORLD CHAMPION Full Member

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    Hector Camacho