It's the same with me and boxing. 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. Johansson had landed both right hands over Floyd's left jab. His family moved to Brooklyn, New York, where Floyd was a truant and a petty thief. m-baer As a result, D'Amato turned down any challenges involving the IBC. Johansson lay unconscious for five minutes before he was helped onto a stool. A theatrically enraged Ali went after Frazier, but would have to wait another 14 months before the pair met again, in the exact same ring, for their eventual rematch. [11] Patterson said John F. Kennedy also did not want him to fight Liston. After beating Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson in an elimination fight, Patterson faced Light Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore on November 30, 1956, for the World Heavyweight Championship. 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. Patterson continued on, defeating Oscar Bonavena in a close fight over ten rounds in early 1972. After sitting through a long inspection of his eye in the corner, Patterson stood up in defiance to fight through the eighth round, however the referee saved the proud fighter from himself – waving the fight off and declaring Ali the winner. Patterson took up boxing at age fourteen, and was training with the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym. The result at the time was the third-fastest knockout in boxing history. ", "They said I was the fighter who got knocked down the most, but I also got up the most. 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. If you love her, you want her, even though she can do you all kinds of harm. [29], Patterson suffered from Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer in his final years. ", "When you have millions of dollars, you have millions of friends. I didn’t knock him out. Nov. 22, 1965. After getting up from the second knockdown, Floyd abandoned his jab and connected with a left hook that knocked down Johansson. A third fight between them was held on March 13, 1961 and while Johansson put Patterson on the floor, Patterson retained his title by knockout in the sixth round to win the rubber match in which Patterson was decked twice and Johansson, once in the first round. Ali had started casually, or lazily depending on which way you look at it; but no longer toying with his opponent, he met Patterson in the centre of the ring early on in the fifth, the two trading heavy blows as the crowd awoke with excitement. 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. He was the first Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title. He attended high school in New Paltz, New York where he succeeded in all sports.[2]. In the ring, Liston's size and power proved too much for Patterson's guile and agility. Patterson carried his hands higher than most boxers, in front of his face. 2020 Boxing News. Nathan Fogg recounts the story of two heavyweight greats – Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson – meeting in the ring for a rematch on September 20, 1972. [22] He was also inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. [28], The New Paltz High School football field was named "Floyd Patterson Field" in 1985. After that, Patterson came on with a strong body attack that wore down Johansson. Patterson's amateur record was 40 wins (37 by knockout) and 4 defeats. Eventually, due to a monetary dispute with Jimmy Jacobs, Patterson removed D'Amato from handling his business affairs and agreed to fight Liston. In the 6th round, Johansson caught Patterson with a solid right. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by Patterson remained a legitimate contender. Boxing. [3] Three years later, he won the gold medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics as a middleweight. ", This page was last edited on 2 October 2020, at 12:01. Patterson knocked out Johansson in the fifth round of their rematch on June 20, 1960, to become the first man in history to regain the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship. The two fighters were a marked contrast. He died at home in New Paltz, on May 11, 2006 at the age of 71. Johansson became Sweden's first World Heavyweight Champion, thus becoming a national hero as the first European to defeat an American for the title since 1933. At age 37, Patterson was stopped after seven rounds with a cut eye while still competitive in a rematch with Muhammad Ali for the NABF heavyweight title on September 20, 1972. ", On boxing: "It's like being in love with a woman. [15], Patterson was now the number-one challenger for the title held by Muhammad Ali. In retirement, he and Ingemar Johansson became good friends who flew across the Atlantic to visit each other every year and he served two terms as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission. Born January 4, 1935,[1] into a poor family in Waco, North Carolina, Patterson was the youngest of eleven children. [26], His adopted son, Tracy Harris Patterson, was a world champion boxer in the 1990s and was trained by Floyd during part of his career. [9][10] However he did not fight number-one contender Sonny Liston. In Las Vegas that night, Patterson attempted to become the first boxer to win the heavyweight title three times, but Liston once again knocked him out in the first round. [4] At that time he was spotted by Cus D'Amato, and trained at the Gramercy Gym. [30] His body was buried at New Paltz Rural Cemetery in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York.[31][32]. - Patterson before the fight "Patterson says he's gonna bring the title back to America. Muhammad Ali vs Floyd Patterson #Legendary Night# HD - YouTube Although Patterson fought around the light heavyweight limit for much of his early career, he and manager Cus D'Amato always had plans to fight for the Heavyweight Championship. After Marciano's announcement, Jim Norris of the International Boxing Club stated that Patterson was one of the six fighters who would take part in an elimination tournament to crown Marciano's successor. Boxing. When Ali was stripped of his title for refusing induction into the military, the World Boxing Association staged an eight-man tournament to determine his successor. On November 22, 1965, in yet another attempt to be the first to win the world heavyweight title three times, Patterson lost by technical knockout at the end of the 12th round, going into the fight with an injured sacro-iliac joint in a bout in which Ali was clearly dominant.
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