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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.
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Jun 11, 2018 · 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.
May 11, 2006 · Floyd Patterson, a former heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medallist, died at his home in New York on Thursday at age 71. He had Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer, his family said.
May 12, 2006 · 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...
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. The first loss of his career was a controversial decision to former 175-pound champ Joey Maxim.
Dec 13, 2023 · Floyd Patterson. Olympian (1952); Olympic medalist (1 gold) Helsinki 1952, gold (boxing)
May 12, 2006 · Floyd Patterson, who has died aged 71, following Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer, not only became the youngest world heavyweight champion at 21; he also became the first fighter to regain ...
