In being able to close the gap with it, it's Ward, Golovkin is a close second and then Cotto. Ward's is very powerful and his opponents usually don't respond very well to it.
As for variation, being able to do the most with it, it's Mayweather, then Ward. Both of them jab to the body and know how to quickly switch over to the hook.
Was just about to post this, fires it nicely off the hip like an actual Cobra. Helped him bank most of the rounds in Froch-Kessler II
Yall beat me to it...
Froch has one of the most underrated jabs in boxing...Carl is faster than he looks and he's hella long...Out jabbed Taylor & Kessler & even though Dirrell was faster was still able to hold his own against someone superior to him athletically....
Froch definitely deserves to be on the list....
Carl Froch. Highly underrated jab.
Was just about to post this, fires it nicely off the hip like an actual Cobra. Helped him bank most of the rounds in Froch-Kessler II
We all know it's Wladimir Klitschko.
He's possibly got the best left jab, right and long range left hook of all time.
Guys like Tommy Morrison or Mike Tyson probably have a somewhat sharper short range left hook and uppercut though. Lennox Lewis had probably the best longer uppercut.
There's never been anything like the Klitschko jab though in all of boxing, which should not be surprising since he has thrown more jabs than probably Lennox, Holmes combined!
Compared to the smaller weights? :lol1:
Not even close.
We all know it's Wladimir Klitschko.
He's possibly got the best left jab, right and long range left hook of all time.
Guys like Tommy Morrison or Mike Tyson probably have a somewhat sharper short range left hook and uppercut though. Lennox Lewis had probably the best longer uppercut.
There's never been anything like the Klitschko jab though in all of boxing, which should not be surprising since he has thrown more jabs than probably Lennox, Holmes combined!
Demetrius Andrade - He Knows how to shoot it from high and low (changing angles) very well ; keeping his opponent eyes away from the strong left. I also appreciate Terence Crawford's technique, works off orthodox and southpaw -- well calculated patient he changes its speed/rhythm and uses it to find his range and control quite effectively. Jorge Linares has mastered form/rotation and basic fundamentals ; its light/sharp enough to travel back to protect the chin yet has enough force to snap his rivals head.