What heavyweight footspeed could be compared with alis ? .

[psychopath]

A serious answer,i think the one heavyweight whom may have been quicker, yes quicker than Ali was Roy Jones Jr. He only had one fight at heavy but he was WBA champ so he must count!

Don't get lost Bro., Roy Jones got a very good reflexes and hands speed but foot speed? Quicker? Comparable maybe but will never quicker.

[catskills23]

What about gene tunney ? .

[GasPed]

Nobody's even close . . . Ali's foot speed is unparralled up to this present times.

I don't want to sound like some sort of Tyrell Biggs suckup here - in fact, watching him get brutalized by Tyson was one of the more memorable and enjoyable moments in boxing for me - but the fact is, if you haven't seen him in action, you should. Biggs' footspeed was just as good as Ali's, and he was bigger than Ali to boot.

[RussianArm]

The Cuban fighters in the Olympics, Rigodeux for example, they move really fast. Heavies maybe Stevenson or Savon.

[catskills23]

What about prime tyson ? .

[dempseyfire]

Biggs was taller then Ali but much more lanky and not nearly as strong. What made Ali unique was that he possessed incredible body strength but was still remarkably agile and fleet of foot. Biggs had fast feet but was as fragile as a chandelier . . . .

[GasPed]

Biggs was taller then Ali but much more lanky and not nearly as strong. What made Ali unique was that he possessed incredible body strength but was still remarkably agile and fleet of foot. Biggs had fast feet but was as fragile as a chandelier . . . .

Biggs was 6'5" and 230, so he was pretty big (he was in fact 1 lb heavier than Lennox when they fought in '91). But you're right, he was certainly not a strong HW for his size. He didn't like in-fighting, he didn't like muscling around or being muscled, and frankly, even though he had great skills, he really lacked the animal/warrior instinct to be a fighter. Fantastic footwork though - probably should have a been a dancer.

[catskills23]

Wha about jack dempsey , a writer of ring magazine in a 1967 edition said that a young dempsey was faster on his feet than cassius clay ? .

[psychopath]

I don't want to sound like some sort of Tyrell Biggs suckup here - in fact, watching him get brutalized by Tyson was one of the more memorable and enjoyable moments in boxing for me - but the fact is, if you haven't seen him in action, you should. Biggs' footspeed was just as good as Ali's, and he was bigger than Ali to boot.

If ever he has that foot speed that you are talking about, it has hardly been noticed because he doesn't make use of it. I've seen that Biggs/Tyson fight and indeed Biggs was practically brutalized and mauled . . . IF indeed Biggs has the foot speed it could not have happen that way . . . because he could have easily move in and out, move side to side to avoid Tyson's onslaught and gave himself an angle to throw punches to score points if not to hurt Tyson and stop him dead in his track. He could have still lost but not that humilating way.

Since Tyson had the ability to keep him within his striking distance anytime during that fight then that means Tyson has a better footspeed than Biggs.

[GasPed]

If ever he has that foot speed that you are talking about, it has hardly been noticed because he doesn't make use of it. I've seen that Biggs/Tyson fight and indeed Biggs was practically brutalized and mauled . . . IF indeed Biggs has the foot speed it could not have happen that way . . . because he could have easily move in and out, move side to side to avoid Tyson's onslaught and gave himself an angle to throw punches to score points if not to hurt Tyson and stop him dead in his track. He could have still lost but not that humilating way.

Since Tyson had the ability to keep him within his striking distance anytime during that fight then that means Tyson has a better footspeed than Biggs.

You need to watch that video again. For the first few rounds, Biggs is on his toes dancing, giving a semi-decent account of himself, flicking his jab, trying to get off a some quick combos - extremely quick feet and change of pace. But the '88 version of Tyson is quick himself - he stalks Biggs, cuts off the ring and launches himself into Biggs and pounds him.

After the first few rounds Biggs is completely worn down, and he has no energy for moving or punching with any authority. It's all over but the torture.

But for the first few (ok, maybe 2) rounds you can see why Biggs was (up until the Tyson fight) regarded as the next Ali. After the fight, he was ruined though.