Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Ike asked in SportsBoxing · 1 decade ago

Can any of you boxing fans tell who had the fastest left jab in the heavyweight division besides Ali.?

I will give you a clue, he wore a color that men wouldn't be caught dead in back in the early 80's !

8 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Pinklon Thomas had a thudding jab but the quickest (not the best) was probably Larry Holmes, the Easton Assassin.

  • 1 decade ago

    Larry Holmes hands down had the best jab in heavyweight history. Pinklon was not in Larry Holmes's league, but Thomas still managed to give Iron Mike a couple of tough rounds and I had him out boxing Tyson before Rooney told Mike to unload the heavy stuff.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Big Lar's was faster and harder than Ali's. Liston's was probably the hardest. It's hard to get a grasp of Jack Johnson's jab, but it seems to have been great. But Larry Holmes had the greatest jab ever, scored a KO in a title fight with a jab.

  • 1 decade ago

    Larry Holmes had the best all-round (power, accuracy and speed) jab, followed by Ali, Joe Louis and Liston. People talk about Lennox's jab, but to me, he didn't really seem to snap it through. He used to kind of paw with it.

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know who do you have in mind but I think it's gotta be Larry Holmes. Holmes' jab was nearly as fast as Ali's and more powerful, in fact, the best in heavyweight history.

  • 1 decade ago

    Greg Page, Carl Williams, Tony Tubbs, and Mitch Green had very fast jabs.

  • 1 decade ago

    according to ring magazine a few years back, they gave ali, patterson and louis 10 out of 10 in handspeed.

    since then, tubbs and tyson proved their handspeed as well.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It can't be Cooney so it must be Holmes.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.