The greatest mover/footwork guys ever

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  1. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    And what? RJJ moved better than most flyweights.
    Calzaghe moves better than most lightweights.

    Ali moved well for his time, he'd be a Chris Byrd level fighter today. (here comes the cricism)
     
  2. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Dude, would you stop with your ****? Yeah, because today's game is so packed with muscle-bound studs like Chagaev, Valuev, Ibragimov, Peter, etc.:patsch
     
  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    This is a tremendous shout. Duran is certainly amongst the greatest of all in this department, and should be in the poll. The angles he makes of his opponents punches are beautiful, and a lot of this is footwork and balance.
     
  4. Grebfan9

    Grebfan9 Member Full Member

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    Two oldtime fighters should be mentioned - Jimmy Slattery &
    Tommy Loughran - two master boxers with great footwork!!!



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  5. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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  6. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Roy is one of the best at fighting while moving backwards ive ever seen, what do you mean he cant handle pressure?
     
  7. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Its not like Tarver and Johnson were the first ones to try that, many opponents tried that on Roy in his prime but could only do it for a few rounds because they were getting punished when they tried it and then started hesitaing and standing in the center of the ring. Johnson was able to do it because he was not getting punished like a prime Roy would have been doing to him.
     
  8. angelos

    angelos Well-Known Member Full Member

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    RJJ on his prime was incomparable.
    Ali has a great footwork for a big man bit is a little bit overrated.
    Ray Leonard is exceptional.
    Sweet Pea relies more on his upper body movement than his feet.
     
  9. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You forgot to add Joe Calzaghe.





















    :rofl
     
  10. Sweet Pea

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    Loughran is a very good shout. He looked like he was skating.
     
  11. cannabis

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    willie pep hands down
     
  12. koki_kameda

    koki_kameda Koki Kameda Full Member

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  13. migz corner

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    chump:yep
     
  14. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jose Legra - The Mini Ali

    Howard Davis Jr was quite sprighty too

    Ken Buchanan had marvelous footwork