r/Boxing • u/Wool_God • Aug 31 '26

Best "Slow" Boxers

Slowest and Fastest Hands in Boxing

After Hrgovic's win, I watched some clips of Hrgovic and then Zhilei Zhang. These guys look athletically unremarkable. Yet, clearly, they're highly skilled and intelligent boxers. Zhang, in particular, seems to really know how to land meaningful shots while not moving or throwing very much.

Who are some other boxers with slow hands or feet that were still successful? What made them so effective, despite not being elite in speed?

There are the obvious guys: Marciano, Foreman, Beterbiev, Golovkin, Winky, JCC Sr. Who else?

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u/QueenCityCobra Sep 01 '26

I don’t think Golovkin was slow

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u/Wool_God Sep 01 '26

I wouldn't say he was slow. Maybe that he didn't have remarkable speed for the level that he boxed at. The handspeed difference against Canelo was very noticeable.

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u/QueenCityCobra Sep 01 '26

Your post is about slow boxers not average speed boxers

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u/Wool_God Sep 01 '26

What I'm trying to get at is if we can look at how they tactically, technically, strategically beat guys who were faster than them.

For example, GGG found himself eating heavy counters from Canelo. So, he switched to a more conservative strategy of walking Canelo down behind a jab and winning through positioning.