The punching power of Julian Jackson and the handspeed of Meldrick Taylor

[Flo_Raiden]

Is it possible for a person to have handspeed as fast as Meldrick Taylor, while at the same time have the punching power of Julian Jackson? I know guys like Roy Jones Jr and Yuriorkis Gamboa spring to mind whenever we think of speed combined with power, but in this case I'm talking about a person who is able to have lightning quick hands and can also put people to sleep in the same fashion as Julian Jackson.

[BigStereotype]

Not quite Taylor and not quite Jackson but...damn.

[dan_cov]

Mike Tyson.
Prime Shane Mosley.
Roy Jones.

Tommy Hearns, Hagler...

[New England]

Is it possible for a person to have handspeed as fast as Meldrick Taylor, while at the same time have the punching power of Julian Jackson? I know guys like Roy Jones Jr and Yuriorkis Gamboa spring to mind whenever we think of speed combined with power, but in this case I'm talking about a person who is able to have lightning quick hands and can also put people to sleep in the same fashion as Julian Jackson.

tommy hearns had lightning fast combinations and a lazer right hand

and we all know what it looked like when he hit somebody on the chin

[Barn]

Winner was BS with the Sugar Man.

Other people not mentioned are: Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Leonard.

[kendom]

Not quite Taylor and not quite Jackson but...damn.

And we have a winner...

[Sugarj]

Is it possible for a person to have handspeed as fast as Meldrick Taylor, while at the same time have the punching power of Julian Jackson? I know guys like Roy Jones Jr and Yuriorkis Gamboa spring to mind whenever we think of speed combined with power, but in this case I'm talking about a person who is able to have lightning quick hands and can also put people to sleep in the same fashion as Julian Jackson.

There are a lot of fighters with dazzling speed and frightening knockout power.

Tommy Hearns and Mike Tyson are the first that jump to mind. Dazzling, speed, combinations and one punch knockout power.

But consider Floyd Patterson, when he actually fought people his size and weight he knocked them unconscious......and nobody had faster hands up at heavyweight than Floyd. As a combination puncher, he is still a marvel.

Gerald McClellan had fast hands and serious knockout power. Prince Naseem Hamed too. Bob Foster had serious speed and power.

Hell, the more I think, the more names jump to mind.

But respect to Meldrick Taylor and Julian Jackson, for speedy combinations and one punch KO power respectively they'd make a great hybrid (with Oliver McCall's chin!!!).

[Sugarj]

Felix Trinidad too! Check out the fight with Mayorga for evidence of his speedy combinations......and we all know about his KO power.

[New England]

There are a lot of fighters with dazzling speed and frightening knockout power.

Tommy Hearns and Mike Tyson are the first that jump to mind. Dazzling, speed, combinations and one punch knockout power.

But consider Floyd Patterson, when he actually fought people his size and weight he knocked them unconscious......and nobody had faster hands up at heavyweight than Floyd. As a combination puncher, he is still a marvel.

Gerald McClellan had fast hands and serious knockout power. Prince Naseem Hamed too. Bob Foster had serious speed and power.

Hell, the more I think, the more names jump to mind.

But respect to Meldrick Taylor and Julian Jackson, for speedy combinations and one punch KO power respectively they'd make a great hybrid (with Oliver McCall's chin!!!).

speed, leverage, and strength is power

[NChristo]

Michael Spinks although he seemed to have many different gears for his punches he could be damn fast when he wanted and the man carried dynamite in both hands.