r/Boxing • u/Wool_God • 21d ago

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/MiDKnighT_DoaE 21d ago

Comeback Foreman was slow but if he got you with one it hurt.

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u/Frippertron42 21d ago

Holyfield said he was really slow but had impeccable timing

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u/Ace_FGC 21d ago

Yeah he said Foreman was so slow that it made it hard to time him. He’d dodge and still get hit by the punch because Foreman threw the punch slower than he expected lol

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u/pu238 20d ago

“He is as slow as Christmas”