Stripping away power and stamina who was more skilled at the peek-a-boo fighting style, Patterson or Tyson. I have always believed that Patterson was more skilled but that Tyson had more success due to his power, so I'm going with Patterson.
Tough ask. Tyson embodied the pure essence of peekaboo—the 'cruel', crowd-pleasing, explosive style of boxing inspired by karate fighters finding a position and unloading with mean and ferocious intentions. Patterson started as something similar as well, with his blazing handspeed and combinations, but evolved into a more measured boxer. The question is a tad of a litmus test for what you consider peekaboo.
Tyson was more technically skilled, with punch mechanics. Floyd had faster hands though and was slightly more accurate.
I think Floyd, at 188 to 190 lbs, would be a cruiserweight today and pretty much unbeatable right now Although I'm not saying that in history, look at Usyk / Holyfield, there is no one who could beat him at Cruiser.
