I've been making a lot of threads lately in Boxing history. This one is about the jab.
p4p, Hearns had an incredible jab. It was non telegraphed, fast, and hard. As well as Accurate. It wasn't a lazy jab either.
I can find other great Jabs but Hearns was near perfect.
Liston and Lewis both had long Jabs, Listons was very heavy as well. At the same time they weren't that fast however.
Holmes had a quick snapping jab, an ATG Jab. One can argue it was thrown a lot of the time from the hip however, which means he was open for a counter right (he took from Tyson and Shavers) and it probably wasn't as stiff as it could have been.
Ali had a fast and accurate Jab but he flicked it, wasn't a very stiff Jab.
DLH had a great Jab, similar to Hearns but shorter reach.
Foreman had a great Jab. He didn't telegraph it and it was HEAVY. Not the quickest though.
Whitaker probably had the best southpaw Jab I've ever seen. Probably a shade better than Haglers. He could even land it against boxers much taller than him.
any others?
p4p, Hearns had an incredible jab. It was non telegraphed, fast, and hard. As well as Accurate. It wasn't a lazy jab either.
I can find other great Jabs but Hearns was near perfect.
Liston and Lewis both had long Jabs, Listons was very heavy as well. At the same time they weren't that fast however.
Holmes had a quick snapping jab, an ATG Jab. One can argue it was thrown a lot of the time from the hip however, which means he was open for a counter right (he took from Tyson and Shavers) and it probably wasn't as stiff as it could have been.
Ali had a fast and accurate Jab but he flicked it, wasn't a very stiff Jab.
DLH had a great Jab, similar to Hearns but shorter reach.
Foreman had a great Jab. He didn't telegraph it and it was HEAVY. Not the quickest though.
Whitaker probably had the best southpaw Jab I've ever seen. Probably a shade better than Haglers. He could even land it against boxers much taller than him.
any others?
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