Best footwork of all time?

Lopez came pretty close

 

Loma in terms of cutting off the ring and creating new angles of attack, don't think anybody does it better than him in terms off offensive footwork.

Ali in terms of defensive footwork, constantly on the move, playing with range and moving laterally at great speed. No heavyweight could move like he could for 15 rounds.

 

I would associate him more with upper body movement and timing.

 

Can’t believe no one has mentioned the great Joe Louis. The Brown Bomber came from the boxing philosophy of balance, from HOF trainer Jack Blackburn. Anyone who watches Joe Louis knows his footwork was the epitome of efficiency.

 

He did have great footwork, excellent balance, pivoted well to create angles, great positioning etc. But he didn't have the quickest, lightest feet and I think most people when they think of footwork think of fast agile fighters, which really is only a part of one aspect of good footwork, Louis' footwork can easily be missed by those who don't know what to look for beyond fast, agile feet.

 

Not the ‘best of all time’, but for a HW, Mike Tyson should get an honourable mention.

 

Willie Pep.

 

Teo Lopez simply turned and banged and Loma didn't know what to do. He was outmaneuvered by Lopez.

 

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. deserves a mention.

 

Loma, Pep

 

Salvador Sanchez

 

Mayweather's. It's not only important to be in balance, to be in the right distance and to be able to be ready for moving/punching at all times. It's a matter of energy economy too, and mayweather's is the best by far. He gets the maximum possible using next to no energy at all.

Footworks like leonard's or ali's... are horrible. They were good for the 80's maybe, but in 2020's they are horrible. A total and a stupid waste of energy. You dont see any fighter executing such a stupid footwork anymore, and there's a reason why.

lomachenko, usyk, gg, crawford... all of them awesome footworks with awesome economy.

That's the main difference between old timers and recent fighters. The energy economy. That's what renders the old timer's footwork completely obsolete.

 

It’s crazy how different opinions are on classic and general.

 

I agree with those, who said Muhammad Ali. I've never seen anything like the young Ali, before or since.

 

Young Ali