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Man i use to love watching Camacho or Taylor fight,both of these guys could let them hands go,all u would see was flurries and combinations all day.I mean punches in bunches,even the fans would be entertain,watching fast hands go.

Taylor for me.

Taylor. Khan is quicker, though.

Yeah I think Taylor was faster but Taylor couldn't Land Flurries like Camacho could,that triple jab with combinations coming right after that.

Taylor all day ,I wouldn't put Camacho in the same league for speed

Paulie Malignaggi & Roy Jones had some quick azz hands too,but Paulie has no power on this punches.Roy Jones Jr had a little bite of both,quick hands with power,landing combination while hurting u too.

Stevedoc,watch some of Camacho fights when he was at lightweight & super featherweight.Camacho was very fast also

stevedoc wrote:Taylor all day ,I wouldn't put Camacho in the same league for speed

I would mate.

I look at Camacho-Ramirez, and then I look at Whitaker-Ramirez, and Camacho seems clearly a notch above Whitaker relative to Ramirez.

Clearly (imo) quicker than Pernell is really, really fcking quick.

I think Camachos feet were actually quicker than Taylors, fwiw. Hands, margins imo.

Two complete boxers in my estimation

Taylor I reckon he was beautiful to watch!

Watched some of both of their fights tonite and I'd say Taylor. Camacho was a talent though and some of his early interviews were hilarious

Taylor had the faster hands and Hector the faster feet and mind. I also think Camacho was the better boxer, Meldrick just seemed to throw bunches of punches in bursts.

Camacho. In his early days he was throwing lightning quick combinations and single shots with actual conviction. I was never even particularly impressed with Taylor's brand of arm-punch flurrying. Rarely threw with full torque. I've always considered him quite overrated in the speed department.

King Carlos wrote:Camacho. In his early days he was throwing lightning quick combinations and single shots with actual conviction. I was never even particularly impressed with Taylor's brand of arm-punch flurrying. Rarely threw with full torque. I've always considered him quite overrated in the speed department.

ha, i wondered if you'd be along to visit this thread

I've always thought that Meldrick Taylor was the fastest flurrier I've seen, although Camacho is probably equally as quick in reality; but curiously, I thought Roy Jones Jr threw the quicker single shots than either.

About equal,though I might say Hector by a hair. Both were lucky to not have to fight a prime Howard Davis jr.

Hand speed isn't that high of the scale of fistic assets.. Anybody can throw rapid-fire combinations that have little power on them.. As Mikey Garcia showed over the weekend, timing beats speed.. Skill beats speed.. Balance, footwork, leverage, accuracy, and power get the job done.. Forget the flash and dash..

Both Camacho and Taylor limited their potential because of their emphasis on "showmanship." ... Just show up and get the job done... I will mention another boxer who tried too hard to be fast and flashy.. Amir Khan.. Don't throw too many "rapid fire" set combinations and change them up more.. You throw to the opening -- and not like a robot clicking off numbers.. Your opponent will clue into your rhythm and blast your lights out..

It's more important to learn how to slip, duck, roll, and counter than it is to throw eye-catching 10-punch combinations.. Floyd generally threw 1 or 2 punches and tired to make them connect.. You can keep combinations rolling, but "speed" is for the birds. Get them in there with leverage and force so he can't walk through them and rip you.