Does Roy Jones at 41 still have the fastest hands?

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  • Ben_London
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    #1

    Does Roy Jones at 41 still have the fastest hands?

    I rewatched the Lacy fight last night, his handspeed was insane in that fight, looks to me to be the fastest in Boxing currently. What do you guys think? By the way this is not a thread for supporting Roy Jones's continuing career or trying to excuse the Green loss, just purely on his handspeed.
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    He's lost his punch resistance and reflexes. can't blame him, he's old.

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    • Ben_London
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      #3
      Originally posted by SpinDoctor
      He's lost his punch resistance and reflexes. can't blame him, he's old.
      Yes he has I agree, but I made this thread purely about hand speed.

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      • Hitman932
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        #4
        Absolutely not.

        Jef Lacy makes a living making other fighters handpeed look greater than it is.

        He was getting tagged by hands of molasses Peter Mandfredo before he even fought Jones.

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        • Joe2608
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          #5
          Khan and Gamboa argueably have better handspeed.

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          • El Castigador
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            #6
            Hes one of the fastest 175 Pounders even though Lacy made him looked faster. Kinda like how Pavlik made Hopkins look like Manny Pacquiao.

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            • Ben_London
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              #7
              Originally posted by Hitman932
              Absolutely not.

              Jef Lacy makes a living making other fighters handpeed look greater than it is.

              He was getting tagged by hands of molasses Peter Mandfredo before he even fought Jones.
              I agree depending on the opponent it can be decieving but still looks to me to have insane speed.

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              • Ivansmamma
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                I dont know. When i saw the handspeed of Roy in the Calzaghe fight i thought Roy really had lost some speed, i have never rewatched it and never will so im not sure if my impression was right...

                In the Sheika fight Roy looked fast but still not as fast as he once was. In the Lacy fight Roy looked to have really good speed as you say. I was very impressed with his seven left hook combo and his flurry at the end of round five. Roy seems to have lost some speed with his leaping left hook, certainly because his legs aint what they once where. His jab and straight right is still really really fast.

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                • djtmal
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                  #9
                  no.............

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                  • supRa
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                    #10
                    he still has the hand speed(not as b4 but still).... IF he gets his rythm going... i

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