Which Fighters Have the Best Footwork in Modern Boxing? - Page 2

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Originally Posted by #1Assassin

wlad

Oops. Forgot to mention this one.

Thought otherwise he might not get any credit, but good call.

ThePunchingBag

Pac at his peak had great footwork.

Marquez would be up there if his footwork hadn't lost him fights because of off-balance KDs and such.

Ward has great footwork too.

!! Shawn

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Originally Posted by #1Assassin

amir khan has terrible footwork. hes got quick feet sure but very poor balance and coordination. he constantly gets his feet too close or too far apart, squares up his feet or misplace his weight. some of the worst footwork in boxing.

pacs footwork is poor too. again, very fast feet but very bad technical footwork which overall makes it decent at best. dirrells footwork is pretty good but not great either, nowhere near some of the best in boxing.

having fast feet doesnt necessarily mean you have good footwork. the technical aspect to footwork is what is most important.

rigo, hopkins, marquez, mayweather, ward, dawson, moreno, wlad, martinez etc have great footwork.

always in control of their bodyweight no matter what they do. their feet are always in the right position, not too close or too far apart which gives perfect balance at all times. they can move, punch and defend at any time, never off balance and rarely out of position.

Good post, but I'd still say that nobody has footwork like Rigos. He basically won 2 olympics on footwork alone.

frosty-g

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Originally Posted by raskat

Pacquiao, Andre Dirrell, Amir Khan

khan? really? honestly? you're not joking? seriously?
oh dear me.

K.Webster

Ricky Hatton......

Redd Foxx

Ward doesn't have a whole lot of movement, but his footwork is excellent as is evidenced by his perfect balance and ability to set up shots at any angle.

Martinez can sometimes be stunning in that regard, though he's not always consistent.

hookoutofhell

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Originally Posted by Slightly Dazed

Ward doesn't have a whole lot of movement, but his footwork is excellent as is evidenced by his perfect balance and ability to set up shots at any angle.

Martinez can sometimes be stunning in that regard, though he's not always consistent.

Mayweather, hopkins and Vlad all deserve a mention.

Always in a position to counter or move away

Bushbaby

Rigo
Hopkins
Ward
Martinez all move very, very well.

Floyd's footwork is good late in fights. There's been a few time early in fights his footwork just looked off. Visit Floyd/Judah early.

bojangles1987

Bradley deserves mention, since most the best names are taken.

SPREAD

Hopkins, Wlads is very impressive, obviously Mayweather and Ward, but all in all I'd have to say Hopkins footwork is just flawless.

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