Fastest Welterweight Ever?

[TuPrincipe]

I think PBF was/is faster at Jr. Welterweight but we haven't seen Mayweather in with a Chavez (Hatton or Cotto) like Meldrick Taylor did.

[Yogi]

Too bad there aren't any films of Robinson at welterweight. Why is that anyway that they never filmed him at that weight?

There is some footage of Robinson at Welterweight, as I've seen some footage of him defending his title against Charlie Fusari. There's also at least some footage of him against Sammy Angott, but I've heard that the quality is so bad that it's very nearly unwatchable.

There's no doubt that Robinson was filmed more often back in his Welterweight days, but you can blame WWII for some of the film being destroyed, as well as your normal & gradual damage to the film they used back in those days.

And you know, there's probably some more footage of Robinson out there today, but it just hasn't been found yet. People associated with boxing are constanstly discovering stuff that was thought lost forever (often found in attics, library basements, etc.), so...who knows what else will turn up in the future.

[TuPrincipe]

Yogi, what would you think about Camacho? I think he deserves a mention He was also one of the fastest welterweights ever.

[Yogi]

Yogi, what would you think about Camacho? I think he deserves a mention He was also one of the fastest welterweights ever.

Camacho is usually one of the very first fighters I think of when a "fastest hands" thread comes up, and personally, I think the JLW & LW version of him just may have been the fastest hands that I've ever seen...Just amazing hand speed when he was younger!

Welterweoght, though, I don't know for sure, as I didn't really watch too much of him past his JWW days.

[TuPrincipe]

Camacho is usually one of the very first fighters I think of when a "fastest hands" thread comes up, and personally, I think the JLW & LW version of him just may have been the fastest hands that I've ever seen...Just amazing hand speed when he was younger!

Welterweoght, though, I don't know for sure, as I didn't really watch too much of him past his JWW days.

Definetly.

Camacho in his younger days was one of the fastest fighters I've ever seen. Leonard was definetly also one of the fastest welterweights ever. He is on par with Hearns or maybe better. It's really tough to call.

I'll always remember Leonard's burst of punches in the 13th rd of their fight, just after he wobbled Tommy with the 1-2 combo. He threw maybe 12 ounches and 8-9 landed clean, all in about 2.5 seconds.

[Dynamite76]

Sugar Ray Leonard, though argument definitely could be made with Sugar Ray Robinson.Milton McCrory and Donald Curry were also pretty fast.

[gattifan24]

Oscar? He was probably quicker than people think but Mosley was faster than him