Who Had the Best Weapon? PART ONE: Jab

Part of my statistical analyses of fights is breaking down the punches into 5 types (jab, straight, hook, upper cut and body shot). This post will analyze the jab, used effectively by the following fighters: Larry Holmes, George Foreman, Ken Norton, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, Michael Moorer and Wladimir Klitschko.

1. MICHAEL MOORER --8.6 JABS PER ROUND
(stats compiled from fights with Holyfield1, Holyfield2, Foreman)

2. GEORGE FOREMAN --6.4 JABS PER ROUND
(stats compiled from fights with Frazier1, Norton, Ali, Lyle, Frazier2, Holyfield, Stewart, Morrison, Moorer, Schulz & Briggs)

3. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO--5.5 JABS PER ROUND
(stats compiled from fights with Brewster1, Brewster2, Peter, Byrd2, Brock, Ibragimov & Rahman)

4. LENNOX LEWIS --4.7 JABS PER ROUND
(stats compiled from fights with Morrison, McCall2, Briggs, Holyfield1, Holyfield2, Rahman1, Tyson & VKlitschko)

5. KEN NORTON --4.4 JABS PER ROUND
(stats compiled from fights with Ali1, Ali2, Foreman, Quarry, Ali3, Young & Holmes)

6. RIDDICK BOWE --3.7 JABS PER ROUND (stats compiled from fights with Coetzer, Holyfield1, Holyfield2, Donald, Hide, Holyfield3, Golota1 & Golota2)

7. LARRY HOLMES --3.5 JABS PER ROUND
(stats compiled from fights with Norton, Witherspoon, Spinks1, Spinks2, Mercer, Holyfield & McCall)