Excellent posts Totalfighter and Andre.

'Remember besides ring maneuvering, footwork is a main contributing factor in coordinating the body. I' don't pretend to know Mike Tyson, but I imagine that his footwork contributed to the effectiveness of his punches. Footwork also has a part with what you have in mind, Larry Homes fleeting footwork helped him get into eye-candy positions for his jabs. For any fighter close and afar, short-rythem, long-rythem, footwork will take you where you wanna go and open doors. Do the drills, do yourhomework and who knows, you might be floating like a butterfly before you kow it.

-Rocky ("I AM THE GREATEST!")