name the fastest fighters in the traditional weight classes

[rightsideup]

I will start off with two one there may be little debate. Ali at hw
the other may have some Ismael Laguna Lightweight.

[Holywarrior]

I will start off with two one there may be little debate. Ali at hw
the other may have some Ismael Laguna Lightweight.

Hmmm...fastest 135'er I saw was Mosley. Laguna is a nice underrated shout
126 - Gamboa? Pac?
135- Mosley
147 - Leonard maybe.
160 RJJ
175 RJJ
Heavyweight - Ali/Floyd Patterson

[Anthony342]

How about Robinson at 147 and 160?

[soul_survivor]

so here I go

126: Pacquiao/Pep
135: Whitaker surely
147: Leonard, no one was a quicker combination puncher, not even Robinson
160: Robinson, can't really say RJJ cos he wasn't fighting at the highest level at 160 for long enough
175: RJJ
HW: Ali, bar none

[billeau2]

I always have a problem answering this because pure quickness and the exact measure of when a punch lands from start to finish are, ina sense two different qualities.

Great technique arrives because of efficiency. So Floyd Mayweather's punch may arrive at the same time that Zab Judah's does, but...Judah gets there because of pure speed and Mayweather because of mechanics.

I will say that some of the fastest guys I have seen are Judah, Andy Ruiz, Whitaker, Roy JOnes, Camacho....and many more.

[New England]

I always have a problem answering this because pure quickness and the exact measure of when a punch lands from start to finish are, ina sense two different qualities.

Great technique arrives because of efficiency. So Floyd Mayweather's punch may arrive at the same time that Zab Judah's does, but...Judah gets there because of pure speed and Mayweather because of mechanics.

I will say that some of the fastest guys I have seen are Judah, Andy Ruiz, Whitaker, Roy JOnes, Camacho....and many more.

andy ruiz... the fat guy?

[BattlingNelson]

The fastest fighters in terms punching that I ever saw is Meldrick Taylor, Hector Camacho, Ali, Leonard, Roy, Pac.

[ShoulderRoll]

Meldrick Taylor was fast as hell at junior welterweight.

But by the time he moved to 147 the Chavez beating had happened and taken away a little something from him.

[BennyST]

so here I go

126: Pacquiao/Pep
135: Whitaker surely
147: Leonard, no one was a quicker combination puncher, not even Robinson
160: Robinson, can't really say RJJ cos he wasn't fighting at the highest level at 160 for long enough
175: RJJ
HW: Ali, bar none

Whitaker had excellent speed, but there are plenty of fighters faster than him, particularly at 135.

Floyd and Mosley were certainly quicker than Whitaker at 135.

Robinson also wasn't that quick at 160. 147 yes, but not 160.

[billeau2]

andy ruiz... the fat guy?

Yes....I wanted to mention guys not already mentioned, i.e. obviously Ali was incredibly fast and quick....Ruiz has extremely fast hands. Actually so does Telefio Stephenson.