Decsribe mike tysons peek a boo style

**Tony Blitz** · 10-30-2005, 12:09 PM

**Verstyle** · 10-30-2005, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by catskills23

I know it involved lots of headmovement but what else did it involve ? .

u talk about tyson and u dont know what the peek a boo style involves. keep your hands close to your chin or cheek bones,when punching keep your punches close to your body (sorta like the jab,where your arm rubs your face.hooks keep them short and compact(no looping hooks) and upper cuts,use your torso on defense to go side to side, and dip to go down all involves your hands still up,use alot of leg strength when throwing your punches. put your body into the punches(although floyd patterson didnt really do so but tyson did)and tons of lateral movement.o yeah jab and bob and weave at the same time to get inside someone else jab to get close.

**catskills23** · 10-30-2005, 01:49 PM

what abut tysons footwork , some say his footwork was ordinary but others say his footwok was masterful that he was never off balnce in his prime and was always in a poistion to throw punches . Explain tysons use of footwork please .

**TyrantT316** · 10-30-2005, 01:54 PM

Well Tyson didn't just move his head for moving sake...he didn't just sway side to side...he actually used it to slip oncoming punches...when he was younger he had those reflexes to slip a punch when he saw it coming...for his style, he was also good on his feet (for his style)...he would cut off the ring and plant his feet to get at different angles...

**Verstyle** · 10-30-2005, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by catskills23

what abut tysons footwork , some say his footwork was ordinary but others say his footwok was masterful that he was never off balnce in his prime and was always in a poistion to throw punches . Explain tysons use of footwork please .

he knew how to pivot his feet really good and get around to get even more angles

**Verstyle** · 10-30-2005, 02:03 PM

these things i should know since i have his style when i fight and watch his fights in the 80s daily

**enadeus** · 10-30-2005, 02:27 PM

Why do people still reply to this fools threads?

**kerrminator** · 10-30-2005, 03:59 PM

Tysons approach to boxing was simply and ruthlessly efficiant.He flew at his opponents from the first bell as he was'nt the sort of fighter to try and feel out his opponents first,working out there strengths or weaknesses.

He struck with lightning fast speed and devastating power.Even though he was only 5 foot 11 inches which is quite short in the modern era this 220 pound Tyson was a fearsome fighting machine.

His attacks were savage and ferocious and if his opponent tried to cover his head Tyson would send heavy piledrivers to the body,they could'nt run, they couln'nt hide and usually they went down.

Had Cus'D Amato still been around for his prime years I truly believe there would be alot of changes to boxings history books.

Cus guided Patterson to the top 30 years earlier and would have been probably one of the best people to ask wether or not Tyson would have beat Frazier,Ali or whoever.

The fact is ,we will never know but if I had to guess then I say if the mentally unstable Tyson was to fight any of the greats then anything can happen but he would probably be beaten(by himself more than anything)but if a clear minded Tyson was to fight them then I think he would beat them all.

**catskills23** · 10-31-2005, 06:06 AM

Had Cus'D Amato still been around for his prime years I truly believe there would be alot changed in boxing history books .

The fact is ,we will never know but if I had to guess then I say if the mentally unstable Tyson was to fight any of the greats then anything can happen but he would probably be beaten(by himself more than anything)but if a clear minded Tyson was to fight them then I think he would beat them all.[/QUOTE]

What your saying is very true .

Decsribe mike tysons peek a boo style