Patterson is the much better skilled boxer, he was better in everything in the skill department.simply dempsey was a savage animal, you born with it or not, you cant make the killer instint in a gym, dempsey was tougher, hits harder ,was naturally bigger despite their weights, took a better shot, dempsey was a raw street fighter, patterson could not overcome a force of nature just with skill and speed
Patterson is not only more skilled as a boxer but is faster. And he hit hard enough to get the job done. Things to think about.
I love Floyd Patterson....he's a boxing hero to me, but this would haver been a disaster for him...Dempsey was an animal.
Less was sufficient for Flynn to get the job done. Far less was almost sufficient for Firpo. But I ain't betting on it happening more often than not.