Handspeed @ 147

[masterold]

Rank these guys in order of who had the fastest hands at 147:

Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Shane Mosley
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Pernell Whitaker
Zab Judah

[PowerPuncher]

Leonard
Judah
Mayweather
Mosley
Hearns
Whitaker

[red cobra]

Jose Napoles belongs on the list for speed/power/accuracy.

[Robbi]

Rank these guys in order of who had the fastest hands at 147:

Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Shane Mosley
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Pernell Whitaker
Zab Judah

Leonard
Mosley
Hearns
Judah
Mayweather
Whitaker.

I've said it countless times. Mosley was noticeably quicker at welterweight than he was at lightweight in terms of handspeed. He was weight drained at lightweight since he won the title. The move up in weight made him quicker, although he had increased his weight. Watch his first title fight against Holiday at 135lbs then watch any of his early 147lb fights. You'll be shocked.

[Titan1]

Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Zab Judah
Shane Mosley
Pernell Whitaker.

Donald Curry should also be included.

[Robbi]

Mosley was quicker than Mayweather at 147lbs.

[PowerPuncher]

Mosley was quicker than Mayweather at 147lbs.

Mayweather has more effective speed though, ie not telegrahing, flaring the elbows and windmilling/shoe shinning

[Robbi]

Mayweather has more effective speed though, ie not telegrahing, flaring the elbows and windmilling/shoe shinning

Nah.

[Mr Butt]

leonard
hearns
mosely
mayweather
judah
whitaker

[ricardoparker93]

Mosley
Leonard
Judah
Hearns
Mayweather
Whitaker

[he grant]

No one tops Leonard ...

[bladerunner]

Leonard
Mosley
Hearns
Judah
Mayweather
Whitaker.

I've said it countless times. Mosley was noticeably quicker at welterweight than he was at lightweight in terms of handspeed. He was weight drained at lightweight since he won the title. The move up in weight made him quicker, although he had increased his weight. Watch his first title fight against Holiday at 135lbs then watch any of his early 147lb fights. You'll be shocked.
Good to see that im not the only one who thinks that way,i also think he hit harder at 147 too.

[Robbi]

Good to see that im not the only one who thinks that way,i also think he hit harder at 147 too.

Well everyone should think that way, not just us. The difference is so noticeable that it's more of less a fact.

[mightyd40]

leonard/judah
hearns
mayweather
mosley
whitaker

i think for those picking mayweather over judah in terms of just handspeed you should rewatch the first few rounds of the fight. mayweather is fast but it shows clearly that zab was able to outspeed him.

[bladerunner]

Well everyone should think that way, not just us. The difference is so noticeable that it's more of less a fact.
I said it in the GF and nobody agreed with it which is not really a surprise considering it is the the GF.

[Robbi]

I said it in the GF and nobody agreed with it which is not really a surprise considering it is the the GF.

Anyone who thinks Mosley was quicker at lightweight than welterweight is either mentally handicapped, a moon child or just fucked up.

[Robbi]

I said it in the GF and nobody agreed with it which is not really a surprise considering it is the the GF.

Why do they not agree? Probably because he was previously a lightweight and thats lighter than welterweight, hence they think he can't be quicker after a two weight jump. Well, that plays mind games with people. Similar to an optical illusion, if you know what I mean. Let your eyes do the talking.

[Bill Butcher]

Rank these guys in order of who had the fastest hands at 147:

Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Shane Mosley
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Pernell Whitaker
Zab Judah

Too hard to give an exact list or even say who is no1 but I think Whitaker might be last here.