Patterson carriedtangannya hislebih hands highertinggi, thandi mostdepan boxerswajahnya, indaripada frontsebagian ofbesar his facepetinju. SportswritersPara calledkolumnis olaharaga menyebut gaya Patterson'sstyleitu asebagai gaya "[[Peek-a-Boo (boxing style)|peek-a-boo]]" stanceatau 'ciluk ba'.
==Karier professional==
==Professional career==
Patterson turnedberalih proke andtinju profesional dan steadily rose through the ranks, his only early defeat being an eight-round decision to former [[Light Heavyweight]] Champion [[Joey Maxim]] on June 7, 1954, at the [[Eastern Parkway Arena]] in Brooklyn, New York.