Who are your top 10 heavyweights with "wheels" legs

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  1. The Long Count

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    Some may be easy like Ali, Tunney and Fury. but if you had to make a list of your top 10 movers in the division's history who would they be?
     
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    Jim Corbett would be up there with anyone.
     
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    Holmes was a good mover too.
     
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    I’m no expert but I’d put money on most coming from a bygone age (before my time !) when guys were lighter, carried little or no puppy fat, footwork was as important as having a KO punch & boxers had fewer distractions.
     
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    Jersey Joe Walcott.
     
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    Ali
    Holmes
    Charles
    Tunney
    Usyk
    Fury
    Holyfield
    Walcott
     
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    Prime Tubbs and Page
     
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    Not in the traditional sense of being able to flit around the ring, but Joe Frazier had very educated footwork — he could cut off the ring on anyone. I don’t recall seeing him unable to put himself in position to pound away with that left hook against anyone.
     
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    how bout larry donald
     
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    Good one. Eddie Chambers comes to mind as another recent heavyweight that could move well.
     
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    Corbett
    Tunney
    Walcott
    Conn
    Ali
    Holmes
    Tubbs
    Donald
    Fury
     
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    Usyk
    Haye
     
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    Pastor, Conn,Clarke,
     
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    was waiting for a pastor shout nice
     
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    Eddie Machen had excellent movement. I have rarely seen a fighter move as well as he did. Jerry Quarry also had good movement. Michael Dokes-very good mover.
     
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