Was Floyd Patterson Faster Than Mike Tyson?

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    :think Could we asses Ali's performance against him as an hypothetical scenario of a Ali-Tyson fight? Or was his peek-a-boo style still limited compared to Tyson's?
     
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    I am the end all be all of this thread.

    Your Answer is: Yes. Patterson Could tie combinations together faster than tyson, he also incorporated his jab into the combos, more often than tyson did.
     
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    Bonavena getting the D
     
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    I will admit though that Tyson's peekaboo was more complete than Pattersons because Tyson would utilize his legs more and Bob, and well as weave. While Pattersons mostly relied on the weaving.
     
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    Ali would beat Prime Tyson but Tyson was a harder hitter,faster and had a better chin than Patterson. Mike's entire trunk could twist that fast which is part of the reason for the power.
    Ali beats Mike by late TKO
     
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    Patterson was faster but he would've been KTFO Spinks-style.
     
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    Tyson was faster with one or two punches Patterson was faster with combinations
     
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    yup. patterson was also a light heavyweight basically.
     
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    Could Ali get away with this with Mike? :think I don't Think Floyd was prime though. :-(

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    that flurry from Ali came after he hit Patterson with a clean uppercut, so if Tyson was hurt, hell yeah
     
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    patterson
    Tyson
    Ali in that order in my opinion
     
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    with cus d amato in his corner and kevin rooney tyson would be able to fight ali.

    the tyson that fought spinks gives ali a hell of a fight.
     
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