Your personal top 5 Jabbers of all time.?

Loughrans jab was his bread and butter...he had very little else in his offensive arsenal, so it had to be damned good.

 

I rate Pastrano's jab as highly as I do anyone else's. He was able, according to the boxing writers of his time, able to "tattoo his name and address on an opponent's face.and just witness how effective it was vs a defensive technician like Harold Johnson.

 

Maxie, I really can't tell you much more than that. I asked the question to these two guys who spent many a session with Danny. I basically said something like, Danny's jab on TV didn't seem like much more than a point-getter. And they both sort of twirled simultaneously to tell me the TV didbn't translate his power. My question obviously brought back memories of pain. But they both said the same about the Lopez jab. That it was like a piece of wood being jabbed into you. I wish these two guys would get onto this site, they could definitely tell you more.

 

You from round the LA area Scar?

 

Actually, Chicago, but I've made the trek out there many times for events. I've always been totally enamored with the west coast boxing scene.

 

I just wondered if you were talking about Rick Farris.

 

Jim Watt relative to the rest of his skills. Some of the best timing on a jab I've ever seen.

 

I like Eubank, McCallum, Hearns, Holmes, Quartey.

Body? Mayweather.

Hardest? Liston.

 

Underrated - Buchanan, Barrera.

 

See Barrera's jab against Juarez.

 

Hearns, Hagler and Whitaker stand out more than anyone else imo.

But thereafter you could probably throw a blanket over 20 odd fighters:

Archer
Lewis
Holmes
Driscoll
B. Leonard
Loughran
Kalambay
Famechon
Winstone
Conteh
Ross
Wright
Ali
Monzon
H. Johnson
B. Graham
Larkin
Tunney
Quartey
DLH

 

Barrera's jab was excellent...just plain excellent.

 

1. Holmes
2. Hearns

3. Quartey
4. Whitaker
5. Ali

Holmes and Hearns were in their own league, in my opinion.

 

No order

Pea
Hagler
Ali
Holmes
Spinks

 

Barrera jabbed the **** out of Tapia. Hate that fight.