Who had the best footwork?

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  1. pablod

    pablod Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah good one Chavez had great footwork, ruthless, precise, varied, great balance, id add mike Tyson too who pulled off some audacious footwork set pieces
     
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  2. Jester

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    Ali, Napoles, Tunney, Pep, Duran, and Benny Leonard all had excellent footwork.
     
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  3. red cobra

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  4. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His footwork was terrible underrated.

    Wilfredo Gomez was a little Puerto Rican Nijinsky.
     
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  5. sugarjay

    sugarjay Guest

    where's floyd?
     
    sugarjay, Jan 10, 2015
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  6. Wvboxer

    Wvboxer Active Member Full Member

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    At his best, Camacho had great footwork. I'm talking about when he boxed fairly aggressivly & used footwork to move in, attack his opponent, & get back out of range. Great balance.
     
    Wvboxer, Jan 10, 2015
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  7. timmers612

    timmers612 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pernell had as textbook perfect footwork as any I've seen, Benny Leonard's was in that category also but then there's Willy Pep's which transcends good footwork because you couldn't teach it but to a few, one was born with that extra ordinary ability or they weren't. Joe Louis was taught footwork expertly with his makeup and to throw those short combinations we all loved but he couldn't sidestep and move backwards like these other greats.
     
    timmers612, Jan 11, 2015
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  8. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOL, I think Ali is the best, and has Mitch beat here.But in the hand speed department, Mitch is right up there with the best.:good
     
    Titan1, Jan 11, 2015
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  9. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pep,Pastrano,Archer,Walcott,Ali,Tunney,Buchanan,Benny Leonard,SRR,SRL,
     
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