Who has the best heavyweight jab?

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Best jab

  1. Lennox Lewis

    3 vote(s)
    5.4%

  2. Sonny Liston

    9 vote(s)
    16.1%

  3. Larry Holmes

    36 vote(s)
    64.3%

  4. Muhammad Ali

    8 vote(s)
    14.3%
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  1. Guru88

    Guru88 Active Member Full Member

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    These four in my opinion had the best jabs in heavyweight history, all having different attributes, Sonny’s long powerful ram rod, Ali for speed etc.
    Who had the best?
     
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  2. Unforgiven

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    Joe Louis
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

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    Holmes, then All, then Liston.

    Louis and Wlad should be options if Lennox is.
     
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  4. Devon

    Devon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Do you mean who has the best jab when it lands or who is the best at outjabbing their opponents?
     
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  5. Guru88

    Guru88 Active Member Full Member

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    First one
     
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  6. Devon

    Devon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In that case then I would say Holmes
     
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  7. NoNeck

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    Wlad and Pink
     
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  8. Toney F*** U

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    If Foreman used his jab more I would pick him, his jab was lethal, but I’m going with the obvious Holmes
     
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  9. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wlad maybe then maybe ali... Ali shot it out perhaps more often than even holmes ?
     
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  10. louis54

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    Then of course andy r
     
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  11. dinovelvet

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    The jab of comeback Foreman. It made everybody he fought box on the backfoot.
     
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  12. Flash24

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    The best combination of speed and power was Holmes, so his jab was best overall.
    Fastest Ali
    Hardest would be Liston off your list and Foreman .
    Lewis had a very good jab as well
    P.Thomas
    J.Louis were also very good.
    M.Tyson believe it or not in his prime was good.
     
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  13. NoNeck

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    Wlad had a whole lot more power than Holmes.
     
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  14. Flash24

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    I wrote the best COMBINATION of SPEED and POWER was Holmes. It means his wasn't the fastest, or hardest. But the best combination of the two .
     
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  15. dinovelvet

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    Wlad never dropped anybody with a jab like Holmes did.

    Lewis , Thomas , Holmes , Douglas dropped guys with jabs.

    Bowe landed more jabs on Holyfield than Wlad landed on Sam Peter.
     
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