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Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after ...
Patterson was knocked down twice in the 1st round, Johansson was then knocked down at the end of the 1st. Johansson was floored for an abbreviated count in the 6th from a punch to the back of the head. Rademacher, the 1956 Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalist, was making his professional debut.
Aug 12, 2023 · Name: Floyd Patterson Hometown: Brooklyn, New York, USA Birthplace: Waco, North Carolina, USA Died: 2006-05-11 (Age:71) Stance: Orthodox Height: 183cm Reach: 180cm Referee: Record Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record. Matchmaker: Teddy Brenner; Manager: Cus D'Amato; Trainers: Cus D'Amato, Joey Fariello, Dan Florio, Al Silvani ...
May 9, 2024 · Floyd Patterson (born Jan. 4, 1935, Waco, N.C., U.S.—died May 11, 2006, New Paltz, N.Y.) was an American professional boxer, the first to hold the world heavyweight championship twice. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.)
May 11, 2006 · Floyd Patterson, who turned his troubled young life around with boxing and became, despite a gentle disposition, the world heavyweight champion, died today in New Paltz, N.Y. He was 71.
May 11, 2006 · Floyd Patterson, who came back from an embarrassing loss to become the first boxer to regain the heavyweight title, died Thursday. He was 71.
TIMING, AS much as talent, played an important part in Floyd Patterson's career. Patterson won a gold medal at the 1952 Olympics while fighting as a middleweight. When he turned pro, he began fighting as a light heavyweight.
Hall Of Fame Bio. Floyd Patterson won the middleweight gold medal at the Olympic Games Helsinki 1952 and became the youngest heavyweight championship in history four years later at the age of 21. Patterson was born in Waco, North Carolina, as the third of 11 children.
May 12, 2006 · NEW YORK — Floyd Patterson, a gentleman boxer who emerged from a troubled boyhood to become the world heavyweight champion, died Thursday at his home in New Paltz, New York.
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