Before Mike Tyson the first peek a boo heavyweight champions was the incredible Floyd Patterson.

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  1. Mark Anthony

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    Before Mike Tyson the first Peek A Boo heavyweight champions was the incredible Floyd Patterson. Patterson boxed far differently than Tyson, his style more versatile but less focused. He focused on speed instead of power.
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    Mark Anthony, Apr 5, 2024
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    Worth mentioning he also had loads of power even sub 200.
     
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    Tyson, in a way, was a nuclear version of Floyd Patterson
     
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    Maybe the hardest puncher sub 200lbs.
     
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    He was a nuclear, better version.
     
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    He's in the mix for sure Mark.
     
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    A singular style not for everyone Jose Torres looked so uncomfortable whenever I watched him fight just mentally disjointed from his style. I think he would’ve had a better career with a different education. I never saw Tyson, Torres and Patterson punch off weaves despite spending a lot of time moving through that motion.
     
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    I was a Floyd (Patterson) fangirl when I was a teenager.

    I still consider him one of the greatest 20 Heavyweight world champions and considering what he accomplished, as a champion, he was better than Sonny LIston.

    certainly not as a fighter but as a champion.
     
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    Tyson always moved his head off the center line while punching and had a great pull counter too.
     
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    Mike was superior physically, but Floyd had the bigger heart and better fighting mentality.
     
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    I don't know how anyone can make this claim. Marciano punched harder. I'm sure there have been others.
     
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    Ali had more heart and fighting ability than Floyd.
     
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    Maybe but I feel Floyd had more snap, while Marciano was heavy handed and had a clubbing kind of power, he usually landed tons of punches before his opponent wilted.
     
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    We never saw Mike Tyson against Sonny Liston, or George Foreman for that matter (which COULD have happened). Both were high quality, with poisonous styles for Peek-a boo fighters. I am NOT saying that I think Floyd Patterson was on the level of Mike Tyson, but I do think Floyd is underrated by some, because of the two Liston fights.
     
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    This comment makes an insane amount of sense when you really consider it. :deal:
     
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