Dancing heavyweight champions

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Dancing heavyweight champions

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Who else is there except Tunney and Ali?
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Post by BrocktonBlockbuster49 »

ever heard of jersey joe walcott? his footwork far exceeded tunneys
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Post by Expug »

Billy Conn had great footwork.
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Post by kovit »

Billy Conn is a former light heavyweight champion not heavyweight champion.
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Post by JC »

Greg Page, if you count holding the WBA as being a campion.
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Post by Expug »

kovit wrote:Billy Conn is a former light heavyweight champion not heavyweight champion.
Oops missed the champ part,Conn fought at heavy . Wasnt a champ. My bad.
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Post by BoxBuzz »

expug wrote:
kovit wrote:Billy Conn is a former light heavyweight champion not heavyweight champion.
Oops missed the champ part,Conn fought at heavy . Wasnt a champ. My bad.
Actually Louis himself gave Conn credit for obtaining and holding the title for several rounds during their fight. But he goes on to mention that Conn simply could not seem to hold on to said title and ultimately was forced to relinquish it back to Louis by fights end.
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Post by -KOKid- »

Jim Corbett had good footwork. Tunney ows a lot of his style to him.
Ezzard Charles also had good movement, although he was not a "dancer".
Larry Holmes had excellent legs during his prime.

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Post by Nile4000 »

Holmes, Page, Tubbs, maybe Tucker.
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Post by SteveO »

Jimmy Ellis and Herbie Hide were pretty good 'dancers' also.
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Post by BrocktonBlockbuster49 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siR46I4T ... ed&search=


check out walcott at the beginning of this clip. NOW THATS INCREDIBLE FOOTWORK!
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Post by SteveO »

Trevor Berbick did a funny dance when Tyson hit him :-)
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Corbett, Tunney, Walcott, Ali.

Are these the best picks?
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Post by BrocktonBlockbuster49 »

pundit wrote:Corbett, Tunney, Walcott, Ali.

Are these the best picks?
ezzard charles had very good footwork in the late 1940s....he was very smooth and graceful
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