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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.
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 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.)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Rademacher, the 1956 Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalist, was making his professional debut. Rademacher was knocked down six times, Patterson was knocked down in the 2nd round. Walls was down once in the 1st and twice in the 2nd. Brad was knocked down twice.
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.
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. Patterson died at his home, having suffered from...
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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