What was so good about floyd patterson

[Ozbo30]

I know he was the yungest champ befor mike but wat was his strenghths...help me out

[wazaa.]

Nothing.

They overrate him cuz he has the same first name as the living legend Mayweather.

[Russian Crushin]

Watch some of his fights and find out

[IronDanHamza]

Very fast hands, good headmovement, very good technically.

His problem was his durability. Could have gone much further with that.

Very good Heavyweight, though.

[Canelo Phresh]

had a great jab good boxer just to small

[Tiozzo]

he was an awesome fighter

I don't get silly threads like this

[dan_cov]

olympic gold medalist with very very fast hands trained by the legendary cus. i believe he went on to become a two time world heavyweight champion.

very good fighter.

[#1Assassin]

ppl mentioned very fast hands and thats what sticks out the most, hands, feet, headmovement and reflexes all very fast. on top of that some really underrated KO power, patterson knocked several world class HWs out cold with a single punch, his left hook was the most deadly punch but he was dangerous with both hands. really iced some top notch fighters.

very fundamentally sound. footwork, headmovement and form was all close to perfect. his only real flaw was his chin, it wasnt as bad as ppl make it out to be but not good enough to make him one of the very best HWs of all time. he was a very small HW, won olympic gold at MW and thats the reason he couldnt take shots from the big HW punchers.

what would have happened if he fought professionally as a Lt.HW or even a MW is a very interesting topic. he might have been one of the very best fighters ever p4p. it sure wouldve been interesting to see him fight a prime ezzard charles, joe walcott, bob foster or roy jones at 175lbs.

[turbotime]

What everyone said.

He just wasn't really suited for heavyweight, but that's where the cash money was. He'd have fared much better if Liston wasn't around IMO.

[TheGreatA]

Speed, heart, humility.