Fastest hands in combat sports history?

[XThe GreatestX]

probably the great Roy Jones eh? Who else is in there.

 

[Strijfy]

people will shit on this but Cody has probably got the quickest hands in UFC.

 

[Spottychimpanzee]

Parry 1-2 and a back step just in case, in like 3 seconds jesus

 

[Fesaine]

Gary Russell Jr.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Parry 1-2 and a back step just in case, in like 3 seconds jesus

Much less than 3 seconds.

 

[Noveltymortar]

Tommy Morrison once said that Roy Jones should have to fight two opponents at the same time for it to be a fair fight. Imagine his legacy if he had retired after beating Ruiz?

 

[Spottychimpanzee]

Much less than 3 seconds.

Yeah I wanted to play it safe and just say "in like" lol I don't trust my in head timer

 

[Cranberry2.0]

He did eat that jab though lol

 

[traitmanz]

Gary Russell Jr

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Ronda with them hands

Second place pound for pound might be Fedor. For a heavyweight he had great hand speed in his prime

 

[oknenaileme]

There are many, Meldrick Taylor and Joe Calzaghe came to my mind inmediatly.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Ben Askren comes to mind.

 

[Pierced7681]

Vitor for mma, his handspeed was the stuff of legend

 

[beastman]

 

[Pboxingfan123]

Roy Jones, Gary Russell Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is up there.

 

[beastman]

Vitor for mma, his handspeed was the stuff of legend

You see TikTok v Vitor?

 

[abject]

Find your smallest fighter and there's your answer. excluding dwarven athletes.

 

[xentreos]

Amir khan is not a terrible answer. Insane handspeed.

P4P? It's Roy Jones and it's not particularly close.

 

[Ogata]

Not GOAT level but Melvin Guillard had real quick hands.

For boxing, Naseem Hamed had freaky speed. His hands and feet were both super fast.

 

[mkt]

Vitor for mma, his handspeed was the stuff of legend

I agree. 19-year old Vitor had the fastest hands we've seen in NHB/MMA, at least for MW and heavier.