King of Footwork?

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  1. The Malibu Mauler

    The Malibu Mauler Lakers in 5 Full Member

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    Who do you believe had the best footwork in boxing? Ali? Pep? Whitaker? I believe Ali has a good argument, but I'd like to hear some other viewpoints.
     
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    Footwork is a strange thing.
    For example Tyrell Biggs had great footwork but sadly other aspects weren't as good.
    Lennox Lewis as another example often had rather poor footwork but became an ATG.
    He had a terrible habit at one point of crossing his feet over.
    Ali obviously in his younger days was beautiful to watch.
     
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    Ali ez
     
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  4. Seamus

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    Benny Leonard is up there.

    Loma is on his way.

    And as far as athletic footwork, for a guy his size, Waldo could scoot around the ring. Worth mentioning but not in the class of those mentioned.
     
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    Miguel Canto deserves mention.

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    One of the most skilled boxers ever.
     
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    Muhammad Ali. Without a doubt. Sure Pep was great. Whitaker, Ray Leonard were great too. But none of them weighed 210 lbs. Ali had the best footwork of all time.
     
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  7. Official Scorecard

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    There are many types of footwork, with each type depending on the circumstances in the ring.
     
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  8. emallini

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    Golovkin cutting off the ring is special
     
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    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Too many people equate "good footwork" with moving around a lot. In other words, they equate "good footwork" with wasted motion.

    Good footwork, in a boxing context, is economical. As with all physical motions in boxing, the objective is to do the least for the highest return.
     
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    Exactly man!
     
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    Now. Lomo
    A few decades ago, Camacho
    Back then, Pep Leonard, Robinson
     
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    100% agree with this.
    Willie Pep
    Willie Pastrano
    Jose Napoles
    SRR
    Wilfredo Gomez

    Come to mind, besides the usual suspects
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Jose Napoles.

    There's a reason he's called 'Mantequilla'.
     
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    I came to post Pastrano. He’s gotta be top 10 in this category. Just seemed to glide.
     
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    Julio had great footwork. An underappreciated aspect of his game.
     
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