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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 losing it.
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.)
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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.
Aug 12, 2023 · Patterson became the youngest ever World Heavyweight Champion at 21 years, 10 months and 26 days. His record was surpassed by Mike Tyson, who won the WBC Heavyweight Championship at 20 years, 4 months and 23 days in 1986. In his fifth title defense, Patterson lost the championship to Ingemar Johansson by a third-round TKO on June 26, 1959.
Floyd Patterson was an American boxer who won the world heavyweight title twice and fought Muhammad Ali three times. See his full boxing record, including 64 bouts, 40 wins, 8 losses, 5 KOs and 1 draw.
Oct 16, 2023 · An explosive and exciting heavyweight champion and a great person - Floyd Patterson was the nice guy of boxing and one of my favourites.
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PATTERSON, Floyd. ( b. 4 January 1935 in Waco, North Carolina ), 1952 Olympic gold medalist in boxing, the youngest heavyweight champion in history, and the first boxer to lose and subsequently regain the world heavyweight title.
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