The best left jabs in Heavyweight History

[boxingbuff]

The best left jabs in heavyweight history in order:

Larry Holmes
Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis

BTW-Joe Louis's jab is over rated.Look at the films,he used it to set up his other punches.He used it as a "feeler" more than a powerfull jab,that some people believe.

[Obama]

I like Wlad's jab.

[Southpaw16BF]

Larry Holmes
Sonny Liston
Wladamir Klitschko
Joe Louis
Lennox Lewis
Gene Tunney

[boxingbuff]

I like Wlad's jab.

The greatest ever?

Who else would you rate as having great left jabs?

Thanks

[Obama]

The greatest ever?

Who else would you rate as having great left jabs?

Thanks

Nah not the greatest ever, just in addition to the guys you already named. I also rate Ray Mercer's jab pretty highly considering it gave Holyfield and Lewis all kinds of trouble in fights he easily could have won.

Then there's a couple B level guys who had great jabs...I need to watch some 80s fights to remind myself who.

[Sugarj]

Historically it would go something like this:

James Corbett
Jack Johnson
Gene Tunney
Joe Louis
Floyd Patterson (So under rated, clocked faster than Ali's)
Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali
Larry Holmes
Rid**** Bowe
Lennox Lewis
Wladimir Klitschko

There of course were many others, Foreman's deserves a mention for its sheer force, so does Tyson's at his peak, nothing wrong with Holyfield's too.

The best heavyweight left jab in history for me belongs to Larry Holmes. I once had a chat with Earnie Shavers and asked him whose was best between Holmes and Ali because it was such a tough call. Earnie said Ali's was a touch faster but Holmes's hurt more and was so accurate, that was the clincher for me.

As for Louis's jab, I've watched the films and it was a damaging weapon on its own as well as being a range finder for his combinations. Check out the Schmelling rematch for an easy one round example, I think he tripples it at one point. I forget which hapless Louis victim said that 'Louis's left is like being hit by most heavyweight's right'. Nuff said on that one!

[TheGreatA]

I wouldn't say that Louis' jab is overrated. It actually doesn't get mentioned all that much whenever people discuss the best jabs in heavyweight history. It was a good punch though, in my opinion. He took the fight out of Baer with the jab, landed it at will.

[heatman]

Holmes wins this hands down for me

[princemanspoper]

Are you trying to be cute? Why a left jab? considering the three noted greatest jabs in heavyweight history belonged to liston,ali and holmes all of whom used a left jab

why not just say um....jab?

[StarshipTrooper]

Then there's a couple B level guys who had great jabs...I need to watch some 80s fights to remind myself who.

Pinklon Thomas.

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