I disagree.
Floyd Patterson was smaller than Tyson, so he could fight for other titles which Tyson could not.
Floyd Patterson was also taller, longer and had better hand speed.
Besides that Tyson was better at everything else; more power, far better chin, etc.
Stamina both were ok
I always saw tyson as a better version of smokin joe
disagree
-His hand-speed was almost as good as Patterson's
See, he didn't do everything better.
Also I think that is disrespectful to say that one man is better version of other one.
i can't really add anything to your question ,bang on
They were both trained by Cus (though Cus was like a father to Mike), and had nearly identical styles except it was FAR better suited for Tyson (he was much bigger):
-Mike had a big, thick neck. His chin was like a shock absorber
-He hit MUCH harder than Patterson, that was evident
-His hand-speed was almost as good as Patterson's
-He had better head-movement than Patterson
-He had better defensive abilities/reflexes than Patterson
-Better timing
Everything Patterson did, Tyson did it better. It was like he was an improved version.
