Floyd Patterson Style. Original layout as much as floyd patterson s peekaboo style of boxing baffled opponents his ruminations on such unfighterly topics as friendship and responsibility intrigued sportswriters. Floyd used a unique fighting style nicknamed the peek a boo style by the press keeping the hands covering the fighters face before unleashing punch patterns of 3 2 3 body head body or 3 3 2 body body head that was developed by cus d amato.
Become a patron for exclusive videos. I came to love ali two time foe floyd patterson told david remnick for his book king of the world. Floyd patterson was the youngest heavyweight champion of the world until the advent of mike tyson some 25 years later.
Patterson was undersize for a heavyweight typically weighing about 185 pounds 84 kg and had a short reach 71 inches 180 cm.
Early pro career edit patterson turned pro and steadily rose through the ranks his only early defeat being an eight round decision to former light heavyweight champion joey maxim on june 7 1954 at the eastern parkway arena in brooklyn new york. Early pro career edit patterson turned pro and steadily rose through the ranks his only early defeat being an eight round decision to former light heavyweight champion joey maxim on june 7 1954 at the eastern parkway arena in brooklyn new york. In the ring he relied on his speed and a peekaboo boxing style in which he held his gloves close to his face. Become a patron for exclusive videos.
