Editing Jab (section)

===Jab combinations===
*Jabs are often doubled up in an attempt at getting the opponent to compromise his guard.
*"Jabbing on the fly" is a point-scoring maneuver that employs a quick series of speed jabs thrown by a circling fighter.
*Most combinations start with a jab as a way of closing the distance and finding the proper range.  In this context, the jab is referred to as a "set-up jab".
*Many fighters end their combinations with a jab that is designed to stifle counterpunches.

 
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Image:jab3.jpg|''Jab with [[full crouch]]''
Image:directlong0.jpg|''Jab with [[Stances (positioning)|side stance]]''
Image:Direct_corps1.jpg|''Jab in [[Counterpunch (boxing)|counterpunch]]''
Image:jab2.jpg|''Jab for the stop''
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Historians consider some of the best ''jabbers'' in history to be [[Sonny Liston]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Muhammad Ali]], and [[George Foreman]]. Recent master jabbers include [[Lennox Lewis]] and  [[Wladimir Klitschko]], both coached by the same trainer and able to develop significant power into their jabs.
Holmes' jab has often been called "the best among Heavyweights",{{cn|date=December 2019}} Ali's jab was famous for its speed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ali.com/legend_boxer_main.php|title=The Boxer|publisher=2012 Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC.|access-date=2012-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512143107/http://www.ali.com/legend_boxer_main.php|archive-date=2012-05-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Liston's for its power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=377445b|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121201632/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=377445b|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-21|title=East Side Boxing|publisher=East side Boxing.|access-date=2012-05-07}}</ref> [[Mike Tyson]] used a rare version of a slip jab, that allowed him to jab effectively against taller opponents with longer reach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mmawarriorcircle.com/mike-tyson-guide-boxing-mma-peek-boo-style-part-2/|title=The Science of Mike Tyson and Elements of Peek-A-Boo: part II (jab section)|last=Vasquez|first=Ricardo|date=June 22, 2016|website=SugarBoxing.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144552/http://www.sugarboxing.com/the-science-of-mike-tyson-and-elements-of-peek-a-boo-part-ii/|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref> [[Gennady Golovkin]] is currently the most proficient jabber in boxing.