Who has greatest footwork ever?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by liljp361, Jul 28, 2008.


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  1. emrose

    emrose New Member Full Member

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    good poll/question

    my first though was ali,jones,mayweather... but camacho earlier on gets my vote, camacho v paz a good example.
     
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  2. liljp361

    liljp361 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well that would be hard to say lol he basically does it in a lot of fights.. he can throw his jab and jump back out of the way backwards.. he does a lil double step with his lead foot.. its something I really dont see any other fighters do.. he uses it to set up his jab so his opponent sometimes think the jab is coming and then do another lil step and pop him with a jab in the body or to the head from many angles.. difficult to explain since I dont see many fighters do it
     
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  3. liljp361

    liljp361 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oh yeah cant forget Pac..
     
    liljp361, Jul 28, 2008
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  4. gottagivafight

    gottagivafight When you least expect it, expect it!!! banned Full Member

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    Sugar Ray, Fanweather!
     
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  5. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    MUHAMMAD ALI OF THE 60s had the best footwork in any division in boxings history.

    A league of his own in this department IMO.
     
    Bill Butcher, Jul 28, 2008
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  6. gottagivafight

    gottagivafight When you least expect it, expect it!!! banned Full Member

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    SRL. Period. Thought I'd spell it out for yu.
     
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  7. FlatNose

    FlatNose Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If you can ever see a film of a prime Willie Pep, like in the Chalkey Wright championship fights or against Sal Bortolo, you'll see text book foot work.
     
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  8. wooz

    wooz Active Member Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed.
     
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  9. Loewe

    Loewe internet hero Full Member

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    Yeah, sure. :nut

    Well, another not very praised fighter should be mentioned here: Sven Ottke. That guy had very very good footwork and could judge distance like very few could.

    And, yeah, i´m waiting for some irrational bashers who read Ottke and start to flame without thinking.
     
    Loewe, Jul 28, 2008
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  10. jaco

    jaco Thomas Hearns Full Member

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    Both Jose Napoles and WIllie Pep deserve a mention.
     
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  11. gottagivafight

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    Naz did make what was a weak-tit featherweight division at the time look sick with his footwork, granted.
     
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  12. TommyV

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    My first thought was Sugar Ray Robinson.
     
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  13. emanuel_augustus

    emanuel_augustus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mine too.
     
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  14. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    I agree with this.

    However, there are so many great fighters with great footwork. Used in different ways. It is hard to judge, Jones had great offensive footwork.

    I could not choose who the best would be. Calzaghe does have great footwork. Whitaker's subtle ability to move his feet to get out of range was fantastic, despite the fact that most of his defense was built upon upper body movement.
     
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  15. cjgloves

    cjgloves Active Member Full Member

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    SRR, Hamed, RJJ, Pepp... theres too many.
     
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