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Russell
02-19-2008, 09:10 AM
Very mobile?

Kind of a contradiction, but the question stands.

Ronald Wright could be very, very slick without being very mobile later in his career.
AREA 53
02-19-2008, 10:06 AM
I suppose Jimmy Young qualifies, he could be shifty - but did not like to waste energy !
DamonD
02-19-2008, 10:18 AM
I'd think James Toney would be a good shout for this, especially as the weight began to pile on. The way he could still slip and roll and counter with his budda-like heavyweight size impressed me.
ChrisPontius
02-19-2008, 12:12 PM
Chris Byrd.
brooklyn1550
02-19-2008, 12:15 PM
James Toney
mcvey
02-19-2008, 12:40 PM
Very mobile?

Kind of a contradiction, but the question stands.

Ronald Wright could be very, very slick without being very mobile later in his career.
Don Curry and Wilfred Benitez?
radianttwilight
02-19-2008, 03:57 PM
James Toney and Chris Byrd.

Archie Moore might be a decent pick.
joekirkbycobra
02-19-2008, 04:19 PM
james toney and winky
Rock0052
02-19-2008, 04:19 PM
Nicolino Locche, perhaps?

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mcvey
02-19-2008, 04:21 PM
Good choice I loved how he handled Jirov,Old School masterclass.
markedwardscott
03-08-2008, 10:34 PM
Mike Ayala was a master of slipping punches without much movement.
SteveO
03-08-2008, 11:06 PM
So a stationary shoulder roller?

Slips punches while standing still?

Toney would be up there.
Sweet Pea
03-08-2008, 11:39 PM
Wilfred Benitez?Nope, doesn't qualify for this, his movement could be excellent.
sweet_scientist
03-08-2008, 11:53 PM
Dwight Qawi deserves a shout here.
JohnThomas1
03-09-2008, 04:00 AM
I'm thinking Whitaker, not saying he couldn't be mobile, his footwork was splendid, but he was economy of motion IMO and often outclicked people in exchanges without moving all that much. Maybe i am misinterpreting to.
Marciano Frazier
03-09-2008, 04:22 AM
Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles (at least at heavyweight, I think he was quite mobile as well at light heavy) are two of the most obvious choices here, guys who could stand right in front of you and make everything you threw glance off ineffectually with well-timed upper-body shifts, shoulder rolls and the like. They were idols of the man who, of course, is the modern exemplar of the style being discussed; James Toney.
JohnThomas1
03-09-2008, 04:25 AM
I've just tho0ught of another one, a great one, Jose Napoles. Not super fast, but certainy very very slick. An aggressive counterpuncher.