Best Heavyweight Jabbers?

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  • STILL_DETOX
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    #1

    Best Heavyweight Jabbers?

    52
    wladdy
    17.31%
    9
    holmes
    36.54%
    19
    ali
    30.77%
    16
    lennox
    5.77%
    3
    liston
    1.92%
    1
    vitali
    3.85%
    2
    other
    3.85%
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  • sonnyboyx2
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    Muhammad Ali had the best jab i have ever seen.
    Sonny Liston had the longest jab and could use it
    Wlad Klitschko is a tremendous jabber, its his main weapon
    Vitali`s jab is not as good as Wlads although its decent
    Holmes had a fast jab but it was far from the best
    Lennox had a long jab but it was only a paw `a distration`

    Holmes was beaten to the jab by Michael Spinks over 30rds he was also out-jabbed by both Carl Williams & Bonecrusher Smith and very fortunate to get the victory over both of them

    Wlad has a pole-of-a-jab which makes him very difficult to beat, however it can be slipped like Corrie Sanders did and left-hooks fired in over or around it.

    Lennox had a long jab that he never used to full effect, he was easily out-jabbed by Bruno & Mercer, if Lewis had a jab like Wlad`s he would have been a dominant champion.

    Vitali has a long decent jab yet he leaves himself wide-open when he throws it, yet because he has only ever fought Class B/C fighters they have not been able to punish him.

    Sonny Liston had one of the great jabs of Boxing History it was a murderous punch that would `snap the head back` of his opponents, he also knew how to work off the jab, using it to set up hooks and right-hand bombs.

    Muhammad Ali - The Greatest jab of them all, he had well over 80+ inch reach.. his jab was `Fast, hard & cutting`he could throw his jab going backwards or while dancing around the ring, if he used his jab while standing flat-footed it was an incredible weapon.. He used it to perfection to close both Listons eyes, he softened Foreman up with it, he beat Frazier to a pulp with it..

    Norton, Bowe, Tunney, Louis, Foreman all had good jabs

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    • 1SILVA
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      #3
      Holmes had the greatest jab in the history of the division. My top 5 jabbers:

      Holmes
      ali
      bowe
      lewis
      klitschcos

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      • JAB5239
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        #4
        Originally posted by 1SILVA
        Holmes had the greatest jab in the history of the division. My top 5 jabbers:

        Holmes
        ali
        bowe
        lewis
        klitschcos

        Im surprised you don't have Liston or Louis in your top 5 my friend.

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        • Bushidō
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          #5
          Holmes would be first than Ali

          Liston had a very powerful jab

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          • sonnyboyx2
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            #6
            Originally posted by The Bay Bomber
            Holmes would be first than Ali

            Liston had a very powerful jab
            if you put Holmes first from that list the you would have to have
            Michael Spinks
            Carl Williams
            Bonecrusher Smith

            as better than them all because those 3 all quite easily beat Holmes in the jabbing department

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            • mickey malone
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              #7
              1. Holmes
              2. Ali
              3. Liston
              4. Wlad
              5. Bruno

              During the early 80's Larry Holmes was quoted as saying that Pinklon Thomas was the only man whose jab really impressed him..

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              • Czarek
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                #8
                i think holmes had the best jab, ali the fastest and listion had also a great jab, just my opinion

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                • StarshipTrooper
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by sonnyboyx2
                  if you put Holmes first from that list the you would have to have
                  Michael Spinks
                  Carl Williams
                  Bonecrusher Smith

                  as better than them all because those 3 all quite easily beat Holmes in the jabbing department
                  You mean all three out-jabbed a PAST PRIME Holmes who was already visibly slipping.

                  Poet

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                  • shogun1123
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                    #10
                    This is easy Larry Holmes.

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