Best Footwork At Heavyweight?

Whilst out of range? Its not like he stepped towards them, he kicked his feet whilst stance shifting and retreating, it was like he was actually dancing. It wasn't an aggressive at all.

Oh, he also stuttered to do that before he jabbed, again nothing to do with his feet.

 

To be fair it should have earned him the win the first fight and (correct me if I’m wrong) was ahead the second fight.

 

20 or so opponents of his 70 weren't overly disrupted or bothered.

Journeyman footwork from a Journeyman.

 

For the record many saying Walcott’s foot work was unnecessary well many say Ali’s was unnecessary. Useless waste of energy. So I’ve heard people say. Kind of worked for him tjough. Same can be said of Walcott it worked enough to earn him the title something very few have earned.

 

18* and I think 10 of those losses were HOFs and he was def robbed of the Louis win and the rest were early in his career. Once you’ve earned the title you’re not a journeyman...ever. That being said I disagree his footwork was amazing...his chin was trash which is why he was what he was

 

He was widely considered a journeyman during his hey day. I have posted references until my fingertips bled.

I will concede that he did not have an easy career.

 

Edit was 20 my bad

 

I’d agree till he won the title.

 

He is on both the delivering and receiving end of two of the division's greatest KO's.

We can't take that away from him.

 

This is spot on. Holyfield’s understanding of range and switching angles was elite. The haters will just put his skill down to PEDs

 

20*
I agree that Walcott isn't a journeyman by a long stretch, and think that it is one of @Seamus's worst takes.

His chin definitely wasn't trash, it wasn't uncrackable but far from trash. His footwork was good, nothing more or less.

 

Marvin Hart easily.

 

Don't laugh, but Baer had pretty good footwork...and so did Johansson....but I'm sticking with Marvelous Marvin Hart.

 

I suppose to be fair he was only knocked out by really good punchers

 

Muhammad Ali, 1964-1967, prime years, he could dance for 15 rounds without missing a step, making challengers look inept. In FOTC fight against Joe Frazier, in 1971, footwork, reflexes and speed were missing. Did not fight for 3 and a half years due to his Draft Evasion Conviction, in 1967. One can only wonder who he would have faced in those years, and the outcome.