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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 ...
Floyd Patterson was a heavyweight boxer who won the world title twice and fought Muhammad Ali three times. See his full boxing record, including 64 bouts, 40 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw, and 40 knockouts.
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.)
Aug 12, 2023 · IBHoF Bio. 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 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.
Floyd Patterson was a gold medalist, a light heavyweight contender and a heavyweight champion who regained the title twice. He fought legends like Marciano, Johansson, Liston and Ali, and was inducted into the IBHOF in 1991.
Feb 22, 2022 · Raised in an impoverished Brooklyn family, young Floyd Patterson struggled. Shy, virtually illiterate, and often truant or stealing food, Patterson ended up in reform school. Surrounded by supportive instructors, he was introduced to boxing — and it helped him rebuild his life.
