Did prime mike tyson have the feet to be fleetfooted

[ILLuminato]

Seriously. Maybe he could've gone deeper than floyd in dancing with the stars.

Floyd was trash!! LOL all brawns no brains. He thought he was in the gym boxing or something.

[Pico Hollywood]

Bump...............

[Dorian]

No, he didn't, that's why he never tried.

[Benny Leonard]

No, he didn't, that's why he never tried.

I think he did. He was incredibly athletic. He looks like he has the ability of a RB {NFL}. He used to charge fast forward with lots of sweeps/shuffles as well to make up room (behind a jab) as well as sweeping to the side.

Why he wouldn't do it:

He was 5'11, 215 pounds going up against Fighters that were Taller, Heavier, and had a longer reach than him. So, he needed to get inside and throw bombs to wear them out if not knock them out and that takes a lot of energy...especially adding in that he was HW (which takes more energy when you move) whose style was predicated on knocking people out for the fans.

He probably had a similar ability as Cotto has when moving around but at 215 pounds, not sure it is a good idea. Stamina issues as the fight goes on...especially if the bigger guys start to clinch him up and hang on him to wear him down.



This is a shot version of Tyson and he shows signs that he could move around out of range.




Prime Sparring:

Look at how fast he is on his feet. He has what Frazier, Tua, and Marciano didn't have...the athletic ability in his legs to move quickly with a bounce in his step.

[TheGreatA]

Look at how fast he is on his feet. He has what Frazier, Tua, and Marciano didn't have...the athletic ability in his legs to move quickly with a bounce in his step.

Frazier did have some ability to be fleet-footed in his prime:



Dempsey however had the most ability out of them all to be fleet-footed:


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[Benny Leonard]

Frazier did have some ability to be fleet-footed in his prime:



Dempsey however had the most ability out of them all to be fleet-footed:


6:40

Frazier somewhat....still seemed heavy on his feet.

Dempsey however, Hell yeah....of course he was under 200 pounds though

[TheGreatA]

Frazier somewhat....still seemed heavy on his feet.

Dempsey however, Hell yeah....of course he was under 200 pounds though

Here's a fat old Frazier confusing Foreman with movement:

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