What If Floyd Patterson Had Fought At Light-Heavyweight Instead Of Heavyweight?

[GJC]

I think it was the New York marathon where Patterson and Johansson renewed their rivalry, Patterson finished before him. My useless fact of the day!
As his name has come up am I suffering from the early symptoms alzheimers or does Johansson remind anyone else of the Klitschko brothers?

[TheGreatA]

I think it was the New York marathon where Patterson and Johansson renewed their rivalry, Patterson finished before him. My useless fact of the day!
As his name has come up am I suffering from the early symptoms alzheimers or does Johansson remind anyone else of the Klitschko brothers?

Here's Floyd Patterson talking about the marathon:


1:20

Johansson's style does remind me a bit of the Klitschko brothers, then again it's the classic European style. Straight up stance, worked behind the jab and only threw the right hand occasionally, with a lot of power behind it.

[GJC]

Johansson's style does remind me a bit of the Klitschko brothers, then again it's the classic European style. Straight up stance, worked behind the jab and only threw the right hand occasionally, with a lot of power behind it.

I was thinking of the not too much activity and wait for the other guy to crack 1st and run into your bomb.

[Davros?]

But you gotta admit Liston destroyed him. First round KO in both matches. I think that's a unique case in boxing history.

Spinks was destroyed in 1 by Tyson.

[TheGreatA]

I was thinking of the not too much activity and wait for the other guy to crack 1st and run into your bomb.

That too. Johansson did throw a lot of jabs though but rarely any power punches.

I think a comparison can be made with Wladimir although there's obviously a difference in size between the two.

[GJC]

That too. Johansson did throw a lot of jabs though but rarely any power punches.

I think a comparison can be made with Wladimir although there's obviously a difference in size between the two.

Yes more similar to Wlad to my mind.