Who has the best jab between these four middleweights?

Who has the best jab in your opinion between these four middleweights? Felix Sturm, Ike Quartey, Jermain Taylor and Winky Wright. Also, if you want, comment your pick, and their jab differences (hand they use, speed, other hand position a that time, etc.). Wright for two reasons. First, he can throw three or four jabs in succession faster than these other Middles. Second, he can throw that jab moving forward, laterally or even fading. Wright's jab is a lead, but can be an equally effective counter. You stand still and Wright's jab catches you, same thing if you take the lead, that jab keeps you off.

I voted for Sturm. I think Winky and Taylor are tied for second. However I not seen Taylor in a while his jab is also very impressive. In this poll even though I voted for Sturm I dont know if there is clear winner between Sturm Wright and Taylor. If Taylor beats Hopkins which I think he will a fight vs Wright or Sturm would be very interesting because all these guys have great jabs. I have always been a fan of fighters who have a good jab myself with the exception of Lennox Lewis.

Felix Sturm 12 (32.43%) Ike Quartey 2 (5.41%) Jermain Taylor 10 (27.03%) Winky Wright 13 (35.14%) Voters: 37. For the moment we have this, Wright and Sturm are very close.

Winky hands down. He basically beat Tito with one hand.

My man Jermaine Taylor easily won that poll. And although Hopkins is my dog, he's gonna taste that jab in his mouth and nose all fight and lose because of it.

Sturm easily has the best jab. He was able to outjab DLH who doesn't have a bad jab either and is a good boxer in his own right despite being in the wrong weight class. Wright isn't far behind but he doesn't depend on his jab as much as Sturm. Wright use his jab very well but it is not a strong, damaging, or disruptive as Sturm's but can control a fight and is very effective and accurate. Ike didn't have a great jab. It was more of a distance and rythm finder that would let him setup for combos. It's wasn't damaging or controlling. Kinda like a poking stick

I lik how Jermain throws his though. Not the best jab, but quite stylish LOL Agreed by the way your on for that bet i have bhop u have taylor 5 mill. good luck :D

I lik how Jermain throws his though. Not the best jab, but quite stylish LOL

He toyed with Mosley and opened up more in both fights because he didn't see any danger from Mosley. He may not always use it the way he did against Tito but his jab is still the most educated out of the four mentioned. He always fights behind his jab and defense. Everything you just said is true of Sturm as well. You think that Sturm actually thought DLH was a threat or could hurt him? Sturms game is pretty much identical to Wrights, it's just not as well rounded. He uses the jab to control his man and defends with his forearms up, gloves high, and elbows tucked. I think Winky has more going for him right now as far as offense and experience things, but when you strip everything down and just evaluate the jab, Sturms is superior.

sturms..it has pretty ok power to it behind it..and it comes so fast that by the time you feel the first one,he's hit you with about 5 more. Winky is good also,it jsut seems like Felix xan hit you with it so good and fast to set up other punches.

Wright didn't completely keep Shane on the outside with his jab in their fights either. Sturm basically used a jab to lose to (well everyone knows he won) DLH and very little else. He'd mix in the occasional cross and left hook but they were few and far between. Wright was doubling up on hooks, throwing a left cross behind the right jab, and was throwing the straight lefts pretty regularly in those Mosely fights. The Trinidad fight was different and he DID use the basic 1,2 with emphasis on the jab to control that fight i'll admit that. I just think Sturms is the best because he sells out on it, much like Quartey used to in his prime. He rarely ever paws with it and rarely ever flicks out a meaningless jab...I've seen Wright and Taylor do it more than a few times. He toyed with Mosley and opened up more in both fights because he didn't see any danger from Mosley. He may not always use it the way he did against Tito but his jab is still the most educated out of the four mentioned. He always fights behind his jab and defense.

I'm not talking about knocking him back. I'm talking about controlling the entire fight from start to finish with the jab. Sturm does have a good jab but Delahoya was still able to get on the inside and bang Sturms body and land shots upstairs. Sturm's jab doesn't compare to Winky's more educated jab. sturm didnt work his jab all night, he let de la hoya in, and those body shots didnt do a thing to sturm, when DLH was inside sturm would hook and uppercut him and land upstairs

Not only do I think Winky's jab is the best but it is the most educated jab out of all four. Winky can control an entire fight and keep his opponent on the outside with his jab easy. Sturm couldn't do that with Delahoya and Taylor's jab can be countered easy because he keeps it so low. Hopkins will expose that to the world on the 16th. Wright didn't completely keep Shane on the outside with his jab in their fights either. Sturm basically used a jab to lose to (well everyone knows he won) DLH and very little else. He'd mix in the occasional cross and left hook but they were few and far between. Wright was doubling up on hooks, throwing a left cross behind the right jab, and was throwing the straight lefts pretty regularly in those Mosely fights. The Trinidad fight was different and he DID use the basic 1,2 with emphasis on the jab to control that fight i'll admit that. I just think Sturms is the best because he sells out on it, much like Quartey used to in his prime. He rarely ever paws with it and rarely ever flicks out a meaningless jab...I've seen Wright and Taylor do it more than a few times.

sturm didnt knock delahoya back with his jab? I'm not talking about knocking him back. I'm talking about controlling the entire fight from start to finish with the jab. Sturm does have a good jab but Delahoya was still able to get on the inside and bang Sturms body and land shots upstairs. Sturm's jab doesn't compare to Winky's more educated jab.

Winkys or Sturms.. toss up

sturm didnt knock delahoya back with his jab?

Not only do I think Winky's jab is the best but it is the most educated jab out of all four. Winky can control an entire fight and keep his opponent on the outside with his jab easy. Sturm couldn't do that with Delahoya and Taylor's jab can be countered easy because he keeps it so low. Hopkins will expose that to the world on the 16th.

I think that Sturms is the best pure jab when you get down to brass tax. It's very stiff/hard, it's quick, it's accurate, and it disrupts what his opponents wants to do. Felix puts his body and legs into the punch. Taylor flicks his jab out from time to time and doesn't commit to it like Sturm does. It's second best. Wright's right jab is the third best. It's a good all around jab and he's shown that he can really control someone with it in a fight. I rate it thrid best because it doesn't quite have the quickness or power on it that the other two aforementioned jabs have. Quarteys comes in last in my book now. Currently, it's a good jab but nothing more. Ike is no longer stronger than everyone else and can't control people with his jab. Ike had one of the best jabs of this era however in his prime. At 147 it was a thing of beauty. agree from what i saw from sturm he looked like he had a very good jab i might switch up jermain and winky not sure but i agree that ike had one of the best in his prime or so im told.

I think Quartey had an awsome jab.

I stand by what I said about Strum when I saw his first match 3 years ago. Dude has one of the best jabs I've seen in a long time.