The importance of elite footwork in boxing

Man, shut the **** up.

You don't know **** about boxing.

You don't understand his footwork. True guys like Emmanuel Steward understood what Pacquaio does in the ring.

Pacquaio has tremendous footwork and he's rarely off balance.

What he does is called stepping. The greatest offensive fighters in the history of the sport all do this. From Dempsey to Duran to Tyson and now Pacquaio.

You just don't understand what you see.

You're so used to guys trying NOT to make the fight that you don't appreciate the skill it takes in making the fight.

 

Hopkins has tremendous footwork and he knows how to use it both defensively and offensively, but he is reluctant to use it as offensively as Pacquaio, which is why he's not near as exciting.

It's also why he's not as great as Pacquaio.

The last time Hopkins really tried an offensive attack he got knocked down about three times, when he fought Pascal until he adjusted.

Granted, you have to fight to your strengths, but to say Pacquaio doesn't have tremendous footwork, shows your bias and hatred.

That's sad man.

Are you gonna hate Pacquaio when he gives Mayweather a WELL DESERVED ass whippin?

You know, what you fail to appreciate is that you hated on greatness this entire time.

You missed out on a phenom because you chose to follow an imbecile.

 

Pacquiao has quick feet, but he also has effective footwork to do what he does.

What he does is unorthodox, so it stands to reason his footwork wouldn't resemble what's conventionally taught in gyms as part of boilerplate form in boxing.

 

STEPPING into a punch. It's called getting KTFO! :rofl:rofl:rofl

 

Every time you step in the ring, you take risks.

When you step with a punch, you take the risk. You can either deliver a devastating blow, or you can take a blow.

In contrast, when you arm punch, you can still get countered, but if you do land, your punch won't do a damn thing.

Most fighters arm punch.

Things happen in boxing. Pac lets his emotions get to him and he went all out. He probably never expected to get knocked down the first time.

Marquez had the right game plan, and it is what it is.

You need to refrain from saying anything until the guy you worship gets his BlTCH ass in the ring, and takes that $120M ass whippin.

Until the, shut the **** up.

You understand???

You don't know a mother ****in thing about boxing.

 

I already said Pacquiao has some of the best foot work in the game. You forget your helmet today?

 

Are you fvcking kidding? He lunges in off balance all the time. How else do you think JMM was able to put him to sleep for 7 minutes?

Sh*t footwork.

I don't care less what P.a.c.t.a.r.ds think, just look where his head is in relation to his feet when the money punch lands.

 

I may not be a smart man, but I know what KTFO6 is. --- Mark Gump

 

You don't think his footwork is good ? His ability to be in and out and back in position to throw a punch after he throws one is what makes hit footwork pretty good .

 

Haven't seen a good trainer yet who doesn't put emphasis on footwork. It's the first place good trainers start and the very good trainers never waiver from it as a priority.

I remember when Manny Steward took on Wlad only a few years ago and the first thing he did was take him back to the very basics. Starting with Wlad's footwork.

 

Punching is the most important thing in boxing, followed by footwork. Punching first.

Punching should be correlated to footwork unless you aspire to be a circling arm puncher like Mike Jones, and then get knocked out by a 40 year old Bailey and have your career ruined.

 

You can't punch properly if you aren't in position. You get into position using footwork. The footwork comes first. That's why good trainers start at your stance and footwork.

 

If you can't punch right, you shouldn't be in boxing.

Footwork is part of punching, I agree. But you need to learn to punch first.

Your hands are your weapons.

Learn to punch first, then start moving.

It's baby steps. For some people, footwork just comes natural. I've never seen anyone that could punch correctly the first time they tried.

 

Go to a good boxing gym and see what they teach you first. You won't be hitting anything until your stance and footwork are sorted out.

A good example was Wlad going to train with Steward. Manny started at the feet, and that was with a seasoned pro who happened also to be a world champion.

 

Vlad has fantastic footwork and balance, gets super leverage..............Compare Vlad's footwork and balance with Wilder's, there is no comparison...............