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Well, it's good, but it's not exactly what you would even call great footwork. He has very good foot speed and against someone that had no legs at all it made it look even better, but in all reality there are boxers fighting now that have better footwork. Someone brought up Hopkins. His footwork is very close to perfect. His footwork confuses the opponent, spins them, puts them off balance, gives him angles to work with with no offensive opportunity to the opponent. Pac's is quick in-and-out type footwork. Very different to Hops'.
Nonetheless, it is very good and he is also getting better at it, which will be good to see what happens in the future. If you want to see really amazing lateral movement check out Whitaker. He made good boxers look foolish with it. Or Pep, his was also completely amazing. There are many, many fighters that have much better movement than Pac does, which is not a bad thing, 'cause a lot of them didn't have his non stop offensive aggression which makes him more exciting to watch.
Some recent fighters which have brilliant footwork and all round amazing skills in that vein are the 90's group of JrMW's to MW's and SMW's. That era had some of the most extraordinary fighters in the history of boxing. For a boxing exhibition of movement, footwork and defense about as close to perfect as you're likely to get, check out Sumbu Kalambay vs Mike McCallum I. Kalambay was boxing poetry in motion that night. You also have McCallum himself, Graham, Nunn, Toney, Curry etc etc. All amazing.
If Pac could do what he did to another guy that had amazing footwork and lateral movement himself then it would have been stunning, but he did it against a guy that had no legs or movement at all, let alone good movement. Still, it was a brilliant performance and possibly his best boxing performance to date.
Nonetheless, it is very good and he is also getting better at it, which will be good to see what happens in the future. If you want to see really amazing lateral movement check out Whitaker. He made good boxers look foolish with it. Or Pep, his was also completely amazing. There are many, many fighters that have much better movement than Pac does, which is not a bad thing, 'cause a lot of them didn't have his non stop offensive aggression which makes him more exciting to watch.
Some recent fighters which have brilliant footwork and all round amazing skills in that vein are the 90's group of JrMW's to MW's and SMW's. That era had some of the most extraordinary fighters in the history of boxing. For a boxing exhibition of movement, footwork and defense about as close to perfect as you're likely to get, check out Sumbu Kalambay vs Mike McCallum I. Kalambay was boxing poetry in motion that night. You also have McCallum himself, Graham, Nunn, Toney, Curry etc etc. All amazing.
If Pac could do what he did to another guy that had amazing footwork and lateral movement himself then it would have been stunning, but he did it against a guy that had no legs or movement at all, let alone good movement. Still, it was a brilliant performance and possibly his best boxing performance to date.
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