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K-Nan
04-17-2007, 03:16 PM
Here is my list. I based my judgement on the jab, on how essential it was to the fighter's success.

1. Hearns
2. Holmes
3. Ali
4. Arguello
5. Lewis

Some honorable mentions, would be Ike Quartey, Hector Camacho, and Whittaker.

Your list? Opinions?

Oasis_Lad
04-17-2007, 03:17 PM
Here is my list. I based my judgement on the jab, on how essential it was to the fighter's success.

1. Hearns
2. Holmes
3. Ali
4. Arguello
5. Lewis

Some honorable mentions, would be Ike Quartey, Hector Camacho, and Whittaker.

Your list? Opinions?

I'd have Liston in the top 5.

K-Nan
04-17-2007, 03:20 PM
I'd have Liston in the top 5.

Let's see your list.

Hydro
04-17-2007, 03:27 PM
There's really so many, I can't narrow them down.

Other great jabs from guys who weren't named:

Hagler
De La Hoya
Louis
Wright
Foreman

JT1967
04-17-2007, 03:27 PM
Here is my list. I based my judgement on the jab, on how essential it was to the fighter's success.

1. Hearns
2. Holmes
3. Ali
4. Arguello
5. Lewis

Some honorable mentions, would be Ike Quartey, Hector Camacho, and Whittaker.

Your list? Opinions?

Great list. Before I had a chance to go into deep thought about my full list I had Holmes-Ali-Lewis-Arguello in it...Hearns deserves to be on the list as well I suppose.

Oasis_Lad
04-17-2007, 03:28 PM
Let's see your list.

I'll put it up in a minute.

JT1967
04-17-2007, 03:28 PM
There's really so many, I can't narrow them down.

Other great jabs from guys who weren't named:

Hagler
De La Hoya
Louis
Wright
Foreman

Hagler/Hearns joint 5th!

Oasis_Lad
04-17-2007, 03:34 PM
My list would probably go something like this:

1. Sonny Liston
2. Larry Holmes
3. Thomas Hearns
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Winky Wright

1_Punch_KO
04-17-2007, 03:35 PM
not in any order

sonny liston
larry holmes
muhammad ali
george foreman
lennox lewis

K-Nan
04-17-2007, 04:28 PM
My list would probably go something like this:

1. Sonny Liston
2. Larry Holmes
3. Thomas Hearns
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Winky Wright

Good list. But Ali deserves a better standing then 4. C'mon! He based EVERYTHING off of the jab. Couple that witht the fact that he's one of the ATG's, and you should have him in the top 3.

Ishak Pasha
04-17-2007, 04:32 PM
Here is my list. I based my judgement on the jab, on how essential it was to the fighter's success.

1. Hearns
2. Holmes
3. Ali
4. Arguello
5. Lewis

Some honorable mentions, would be Ike Quartey, Hector Camacho, and Whittaker.

Your list? Opinions?great list mr kaynan. gotta have hearns in #1 :p

CletusVanDamme
04-17-2007, 04:41 PM
My list would probably go something like this:

1. Sonny Liston
2. Larry Holmes
3. Thomas Hearns
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Winky Wright

I agree with this list the most. The top two anyhow. I am not sure about Winky though. Maybe Benny Leonard or an old school guy at 5 would be nice.

Oasis_Lad
04-17-2007, 04:46 PM
I agree with this list the most. The top two anyhow. I am not sure about Winky though. Maybe Benny Leonard or an old school guy at 5 would be nice.

When Winky finally retires people will realize how much of a great jab he had and it will be revered. He has been winning fights with it for over ten years.

I''m no boxing historian and i haven't seen much footage of the old guys to be honest.

Versastyle
04-17-2007, 09:13 PM
tysons was good cause thats what he uses to get in to do his damage

BrooklynBomber
04-17-2007, 09:20 PM
Do you mean ever?
I would say

Louis
Hearns
Holmes
Ali
Lewis.


I think if Wlad will continue to shine he will have to be a runner up for this as well. He can throw that jab in so many different ways and with so many purposes

Dimebar
04-17-2007, 09:20 PM
Hagler for me.

Of those not mentioned Breland and Eubank.

K-Nan
04-17-2007, 09:32 PM
Hagler for me.

Of those not mentioned Breland and Eubank.

He couldn't fend Aaron off, now could he?

Breland is the disappointing son. The one who got A's in high school, but sucked at the real world.

Eubank had a very good jab.

Terry A
04-18-2007, 01:38 PM
1. Larry Holmes
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Sonny Liston
4. Carlos Monzon
5. Tommy Hearns