Thread: Jab duels.

The jab is the most important punch in a fighter's arsenal. What were some good fights between 2 fighters with great jabs?

Ike Quartey v Oscar come to mind.

Zab v Floyd.

Calzaghe-Roy

Barrera-Marquez

Lennox-Bruno

Naz-Kelley

Linares-Mitchell

Master beat me to Ike vs Oscar, which was the first fight I thought of when I read the title. Holmes vs Ali, although Ali was shot by this point and his jab was nowhere near as effective as it was early in his career. Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield was another fight where both guys had great jabs (Bowe vs Golota also). Lennox vs Michael Grant, Moorer vs Foreman, and Ray Mercer vs Tim Witherspoon were other examples of great jabs dueling. Jermain Taylor vs. both Wnky and Kelly were great battles of the jab, as were MAB/Morales, Floyd/JMM, Izzy Vasquez/raph Marquez, a Buddy McGirt/Sweet Pea, and Leonard/Hearns.

The first fight that came into my mind wasn't a classic and likely won't be remembered that long compared to some other big big events ...... but I thought Thomas Hearns won over Winky Wright was a classic jab battle.

Hearns had a genuinely superb jab, evidenced by my view that he was the only person to outjab Ray Leonard, and he did it twice too.

Originally Posted by X

The first fight that came into my mind wasn't a classic and likely won't be remembered that long compared to some other big big events ...... but I thought Thomas Hearns won over Winky Wright was a classic jab battle.

Hearns had a genuinely superb jab, evidenced by my view that he was the only person to outjab Ray Leonard, and he did it twice too.

Do you mean Hearns vs Virgil Hill maybe? Tommy never fought Winky, or am I remembering incorrectly?