We all know mike fought with the come forward peek a boo style. But did mike ever use Ali’s style in sparring, you know dancing on his toes and giving lateral movement. If Mike did experiment with the dancing style in training how quick on his feet was he , was he as quick on his feet as Ali or if he wasn’t quick as Ali was he as quick as Tyrell Biggs or Greg Page?.
Tom Patti:The only variation of style that I ever saw from Mike is when he’d act and fight like a Kung Fu Master during sparring sessions. To this day Mike loves these movies. In sparring, he’d make the sound effects from the movies fight scenes, all the while moving his head, counter punching and having a fun time being loose in the ring. I’ve often told him “have fun like the Kung Fu Masters” and he does this. Again if my memory serves me correctly, I think in the Mitch Greene fight Mike did a round or two like that. As for speed, Mike’s hand and leg speed would allow him to do anything he desired, but Cus was set on creating a style that excites the crowd. Mike’s size as an athlete suited Cus’ style perfectly
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