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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.)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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. He...
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, 55 knockouts and 7 draws.
Jun 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Floyd Patterson, the youngest heavyweight champion until Mike Tyson. Read about his childhood, Olympic gold medal, fights with Liston and Ali, and post-boxing achievements.
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. He was 71.The...
May 12, 2006 · Ed Gordon remembers boxer Floyd Patterson, who died Thursday at his home in New Paltz, N.Y., after years of battling Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer. He was 71. Though never...
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