Fighters with the worst footwork.....

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Gooners I see you consistently make some excellent technical postings. I am very left hand happy in boxing and very rarely throw the right hand. when i do it is a counter after slipping the jab or a bodyshot or uppercut in close. i never seem to be able to throw it after a jab. any thoughts on why this is? part of it is a fear factor i think and when i do throw it i often fall short with it.

where in london do you coach and how m,uch do you charge? :good

 

Vitali showed very good footwork against Arreola. When he doesn't need to, he doesn't use his feet. He has learned to win fights by doing just what is necessary to protect his greatest weakness, being prone to injuries.

I guess you find many fighters with worse footwork that those three, are you only referring to top 5 fighters?

 

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Yeah. Adamek can look a bit lumbering/plodding at times though. He still shows very good movement and avoids being stationary. But checkout his legs - those are very thick, powerful trunks he has in proportion to the rest of his body. I think his legs are a big part of the reason why Adamek is very difficult to put down. Honestly, Adamek does the most with what he has.

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The difference between counter punching, slugging and pot shotting IMO:

Floyd is a counter puncher with great boxing technique. He has great position and balance and when an opening comes he can pop a shot out there, or a combo out there if the opening is right.

David Tua is a slugger. One big punch, then lands with his feet out of position. The opposite of Tua would be Tyson, whose feet were always in position to throw a second/third/fourth/fifth punch.

David Haye is a pot shotter. Running around, one ugly off balance punch, lands out of position, runs some more. The opposite of this is Juan Manuel Marquez. He is mobile, but always has his balance and is able to land punch combos, not just one at a time.