He's kind of irksome, yes.
You would think. Boxing does use a lot of footwork. It is, however, very...erm, how to put this. Tight? Compact? Short-ranged? <-- this is not a bad thing in a real-world fight!
Gaoh seems to be taking it a tad further, in to 'manga' levels of 'get into the best position' (probably like 'behind the other guy'). With some 'extreme manga training' thrown in. ^_^ But he's basically making the point that positioning/distancing/ranging is super-important...which is 100% true.