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How did Muhammad Ali trained his footwork?

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I myself had a lot of natural footwork ability but it wasn't until I had some ballet training that I was able to understand how I did it and to be able to teach ... The typical boxer will bend his knees more (and in my opinion, have TOO MUCH knee bending) whereas Muhammad Ali has relatively straight legs. read more

His footwork was natural for him, he had the speed of foot, reflexes and coordination and used those assets in the ring to develop his own style. He did pattern his footwork after his idol Sugar Ray Robinson and constantly watched films of Sugar Ray fighting. read more

And float he did. The legendary Ali bounced, shuffled, jumped, dashed, slid, pivoted, cut, and ran his way into the boxing hall-of-fame with his graceful footwork. Very few could move as effortlessly and poetically as he did. But Ali’s footwork was more than just aesthetic flash, there was also substance. read more

Best Answer: Ali absolutely trained relentlessly. In fact, in the sixties journalists were often shocked at the amount of training the confident extremely talented Ali did when defending his title around the world. His gradeschool classmates talk about Clay trying to race the school bus on foot when he was about 12. read more

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