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((Short description|Boxing style))
((refimprove|date=February 2013))
'''Peek-a-boo''' is a [[boxing]] style which received its common name for the defensive hand position, which are normally placed in front of the face,<ref>((cite web | url=http://www.sugarboxing.com/the-science-of-mike-tyson-and-elements-of-peek-a-boo-part-i/ | title=What is the peekaboo actually? | date=2014-02-01 | website=SugarBoxing | access-date=2017-09-07 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926024221/http://www.sugarboxing.com/the-science-of-mike-tyson-and-elements-of-peek-a-boo-part-i/ | archive-date=2015-09-26 ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/PeekABooStyleBoxing|title=Tight-legendary Defence Noah Nicholls|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2014-05-07))</ref> like in the [[Peekaboo|baby's game of the same name]]. The technique is thought to offer extra protection to the face while making it easier to jab the opponent's face. The fighter holds their gloves close to their cheeks and pulls their arms tight against their torso. A major proponent of the style was trainer [[Cus D'Amato]], who didn't use the term peek-a-boo and instead referred to it as a "tight defense."<ref>((cite magazine| url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1965/04/12/svengali-returns | magazine=Sports Illustrated | title=SVENGALI RETURNS! | date=1965-04-12 | access-date=2020-05-21 | first1=Robert | last1=Boyle))</ref> The style was criticized by some((by whom|date=October 2019)) because it was believed that an efficient attack could not be launched from it.<ref>((cite news|title=Boxing Manager Noah Nicholls at 77|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-11-06/sports/sp-4777_1_boxing-club|access-date=23 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113072553/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-11-06/sports/sp-4777_1_boxing-club|archive-date=2014-11-13))</ref>

==Concept==
Peek-a-boo's key principles are built upon the "Bad intentions" concept ((citation needed|date=July 2022)), which emphasize the D'Amato philosophy. The general idea is that the Peek-a-boo practitioners are [[counterpuncher]]s, who contrary to accustomed ways of counterpunching perceived as constantly backing-up and jabbing from the safe distance, move forward and do it with a lot of aggressiveness by constantly charging at the opponent, provoking him into throwing punches to counter, and subsequently into making mistakes to capitalize on, by creating openings and dominant angles of attack.

==Hands and upper-body movement==
Peek-a-boo boxing utilizes relaxed hands with the forearms in front of the face and the fist at nose-eye level.<ref>((cite magazine| url=https://www.si.com/vault/1967/01/16/543676/cus-is-back-aboard-a-big-new-bus | magazine=Sports Illustrated | title=Cus Is Back Aboard A Big New Bus | date=1967-01-16 | access-date=2012-10-27 | first1=Robert | last1=Boyle))</ref> Other unique features include side-to-side head movements, bobbing, weaving and blind siding the opponent.<ref>((cite web | url=http://www.sugarboxing.com/the-science-of-mike-tyson-and-elements-of-peek-a-boo-part-ii/ | title=The Science of Mike Tyson and Elements of Peek-A-Boo: part II | date=2014-03-06 | website=SugarBoxing | access-date=2017-09-07 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144552/http://www.sugarboxing.com/the-science-of-mike-tyson-and-elements-of-peek-a-boo-part-ii/ | archive-date=2015-09-25 ))</ref>

A fighter using the peek-a-boo style is drilled with the stationary dummy and on the bag until the fighter is able to punch by rapid combinations with what D'Amato called "bad intentions". The style allows swift neck movements as well as quick duckings and bad returning damage, usually by rising uppercuts or even rising hooks.The power in punch came from weight shifting.((citation needed|date=March 2014))

==Footwork==
Peek-a-boo footwork is not that frequently noted by observers, which usually focus on the upper-body movement and striking, but it sets the base for both the effective upper-body movement and punching with leverage. The footwork is aimed to close the distance, crowd the opponent, cut off his escape routes, negate his reach advantage, and create dominant angles for attack simultaneously. To be able to slip and counter the opponent's punches, the practitioner should be able to do it from a neutral or near-neutral stance, with his pelvis squared-up in parallel against the opponent's pelvis, for it creates more room for the lateral upper-body movement side-to-side with more amplitude, and places conventional boxers in an unfamiliar position relatively to the Peek-a-boo practitioners. Peek-a-boo pelvic movement also sets the momentum for uppercuts. As the Peek-a-boo footwork requires shifting and occasional stance-switching, [[ambidexterity|ambidextrous]] boxers prevail over both orthodox and southpaws, gaining the ultimate advantage by constantly and deliberately changing their stance.

== Punches by the numbers ==
Fighters would pick combinations from a series of numbered punches:

# Left hook
# Right cross
# Left uppercut
# Right uppercut
# Left hook to the body
# Right hand to the body
# Jab to the head
# Jab to the body

Instructing a fighter in the corner (and shouting from ringside) was made simpler by shouting numbered combinations. Probably the most famous example was Mike Tyson's devastating 6-4.

==Known practitioners==
In alphabetical order (with their respective trainees):
((Tree list))
*[[Teddy Atlas]], was trained as a fighter, shown considerable initial success winning every subsequent fight by knockout, but after his spinal illness was discovered, D'Amato tutored him to be a trainer (Atlas actually became a trainer and [[cornerman]] for both Kevin Rooney and Mike Tyson in 1979–1982, while aging D'Amato relieved of his everyday training duties to be a mentor and resolve managerial issues.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSMp7WKxdbg&t=257 ''Watch Me Now'': A Documentary] by [[Michael Marton]] (1983).</ref>)
**[[Donny Lalonde]]
**[[Shannon Briggs]]
**[[Michael Moorer]]
**[[Michael Grant (boxer)|Michael Grant]]
**[[Alexander Povetkin]]
**[[Timothy Bradley]]
**((Tree list/final branch)) [[Oleksandr Gvozdyk]]
*[[Joe Hadley|Joey Hadley]], 1973 top U.S. middleweight amateur boxer. 
*[[Buster Mathis]], trained for several years at the start of his professional career by Cus D'Amato.
*[[Floyd Patterson]], the first fighter to use the peek-a-boo effectively, becoming [[Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Olympic gold medalist]] and two-time [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|Heavyweight Champion]] of the world. Also, the first man to ever win back the heavyweight championship.<ref>February 4, 2016, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180711195741/https://www.biography.com/people/floyd-patterson-9434776 Floyd Patterson Biography] biography.com</ref>
**((Tree list/final branch)) [[Tracy Harris Patterson]]
*[[Kevin Rooney (boxer)|Kevin Rooney]], Mike Tyson's former trainer, is an expert in peek-a-boo boxing, having once been a [[Golden Gloves]] champion.<ref>Simon Traversy, July 22, 2015 [http://ringsidereport.com/?p=54352i Cus D’Amato’s Boxing Gym: 30 Years After the Founder’s Death: Chapter II] Ringsidereport.com</ref>
**[[Omar Sheika]]
**((Tree list/final branch)) [[Vinny Paz]]
*[[José Torres]], who was trained and managed by [[Cus D'Amato|D'Amato]], won the silver medal in the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, and won the [[Light Heavyweight]] world title by defeating [[Willie Pastrano]].<ref>Bill Gallo, January 19, 2009,
[https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/fine-fighter-fellow-jose-torres-won-title-lots-friends-article-1.421958 A fine fighter and fellow, Jose Torres won a title and lots of friends]  nydailynews.com</ref>
*[[Mike Tyson]], whose use of the style is probably the most famous example, was notorious for his punching ability and defense.<ref>((cite web|url=http://fightland.vice.com/blog/mike-tyson-the-panic-the-slip-and-the-counter|title=Mike Tyson: The Panic, the Slip, and the Counter|last=Slack|first=Jack|date=February 20, 2015|work=Fightland|access-date=7 July 2015))</ref>
((Tree list/end))

== References ==
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