Which fighter had the best head movement in history?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    There have been many great defensive fighters with amazing head movement, who do fans feel had the best head movement of any boxer? A top 5 can be named also P4P.
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    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pernell Whitaker is good. Floyd is good. no one used a jab to slow down the movement and land a right. If the jab lands the other punches will also. He never fought a Thomas Hearns jabber.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Roberto Duran and Jose Napoles are up there.

    Jung Koo Chang also had great instinctive head moment.

    Naseems movement and defense is extremely over rated.
     
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    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wonderful Wilfred Benitez.
     
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    Niccolino Locche was pretty damn impressive in this regard.
     
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    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mike Tyson had very underrated head movement. Prime and even early Tyson had very good head movement. The fights against Bonecrusher Smith and Tyrell Biggs showed what a elusive target Tyson could be when he wanted to be.
     
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My first thought. Ali too. Roy.
     
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who in the world underrates Tysons head movement? He was doomed the moment he lost it.
     
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    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jimmy Young deserves a nod. And the thing he did was to make a guy miss and fire off an effective counter. Sometimes guys have the defense to avoid the incoming punches, but it is necessary to fire back in a nanosecond.
     
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    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The fact that it’s hardly ever mentioned whenever he’s matched up with other big name fighters on numerous threads here suggest that it’s is underrated or people just tend to ignore it.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Smokin Joe
     
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The thing that Tyson tought me was the combinations are more than just punches. Even a 1-2 should 3-4 with your defense.
     
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I haven't seen any, care to give an example?
     
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    Pernell Whitaker
     
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