Yes, it is. You can count on the fingers of one hand the people on this site who actually KNOW how a boxer is supposed to move his feet when throwing certain punches or making defensive moves.
Floyd, Bernard, Rigo, Ward, Sergio. Pac has great foot speed but for a level where he is as a fighter bad footwork and yes thats why he got knocked out.
Pac always had faster feet than Floyd but his footwork was always 10 times worst, fast feet doesnt equal good footwork, Khan has fast feet but bad footwork!
Yes and there are a lot of nice technicalities behind footwork Offensive Defensive Inside Outside Foot placement (Often talked when southpaw and orthodox fighters fight) Circling directions lots of things. Rigo Mayweather - Impressive footwork Khan - Sloppy footwork - Likes to boast about having fast feet but anyone can 'run' into an opponent throwing weak squared off punches. Berto - Slow footwork, Doesn't understand the shoulder roll requires good footwork.
yes foot work does often get overlooked by more flashy attributes such as speed, power, work rate etc. Hopkins has faded in so many areas, speed, power, work rate, stamina, but his footwork is the one asset that has not declined with age and it's this skill that has allowed him to beat so many fighters at an age he should have been long retired. Ward's foot work is also superb the way he was able to glide in and out of range against Froch was what impressed me the most about him. It's why Marquez gives Pac so many problems while bigger, more powerful fighters get dominated by Pac. It's why Calzaghe was the only high volume puncher who has ever been able to actually throw anywhere near what he usually does against Hopkins. His foot work was what separated him from Wright, Cloud, Pavlik and Trinidad who didn't have the footwork to get in position against Hopkins.
yes, but pac had good footwork- that's how he busted up marquez in the fifth. marquez didn't know if pac was coming or going, all covered up. but then it ****ed him up in the end, over-excited, happy feet.
it's all about footwork...positioning and balance. if you don't have it...you won't make it to the top.
It clearly is. Back in the day, trainers used to make potential fighters work on balance and footwork before they would work on punching; build a foundation. Nowadays, I think guys start on the bag then work the footwork in later. Which, to me, is backwards. I love the subtle brilliance of JMM and Ward's footwork. You can tell they were taught the right way.
Phenomenal. As a youngster, I would watch Hagler's footwork. Always on the balls of his feet, always ready to move in any direction, always on balance to move his head, always on balance to fire a shot with either hand.
His quickness is part of his success but the biggest problem I have is that he still has a bounce in his step that can be timed. He also tend to find himself out of position that leaves himself vulnerable (the sloppiness you talk about). His footwork is great against most fighters but against the upper echelon he pays dearly. to much nervous/wasted energy in a Mega bout.